The Cold War is over, the Soviet Union, history. But a new power is rising, one that has 5 times the population of the old Soviet Union -- and a growing economy -- and territorial designs on its neighbors.China has a long and proud history. Dr. Mosher properly puts this into perspective, showing readers that, except for very recent history, China has been bigger and stronger by far than any of its Western counterparts, such as the Roman Empire. The Chinese have a keen sense of this history, as well as their recent (past 150 years) humiliations at the hands of the West and Japan.This book is a must read for all those who think that trade with China can somehow buy off the ambitions of the Chinese leadership to rebuild their empire; their hegemony over Asia and the rest of the world.China has all the potential to make the Cold War with the Soviet Empire look like a walk in the park.