How the US created China's dominance

In the past few years, the US, more than other G7 countries, has called out the bristling hubris of a totalitarian China

A New Cold War: Henry Kissinger and the Rise of China

Author: Sanjaya Baru and Rahul Sharma

Publisher: Harper Collins

Pages: 320

Price: Rs 799

The immeasurably significant initiative taken by Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger to visit China in February 1972 led to a de-facto downgrading of US relations with Taiwan and diplomatic recognition of mainland China. China replaced Taiwan as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and thereby gained political capital around the world. This compendium of chapters edited by Sanjaya Baru and Rahul Sharma provides a well-rounded understanding of the extent to which Kissinger and US businesses fostered the