Description This key publication from China's prestigious Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) takes an in-depth look at the hugely significant relationship between China and the United States of America, from a Chinese perspective. Offering insights and analysis on China's approach to America and its relationship with the American government, it reveals China's current thinking and strategies towards China-US relations and trade policies. It also provides comprehensive analysis on the competitive strengths of the USA and the status of American power in the global community. This book features expert contributions from China's leading China-US academics. These include Ni Feng, Secretary General of the Chinese Association for American Studies, Wang Jisi from the School of International Studies at Beijing University and Huang Ping, Director of the Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. This key book is part of a ten book series from Paths International, published in association with China's Social Sciences Academic Press, entitled China International Relations Series. This book is particularly useful in showing how Chinese scholars view China's relations with America. Although economic and financial considerations are at the core of relations between the two countries there are many other considerations examined in this book such as the relative strengths of China and America and security issues.