This book brings together twelve scholars six Americans and six Chinese to explore the ways America and China think about international order. The book shows how each country's traditions, historical experiences, and ideologies influence current global dialogues.

Table of ContentsList of illustrationsIntroduction: The United States, China, and Global Order; G. John IkenberryPART I: SOVEREIGNTY AND THE STATE SYSTEM1. Sovereignty American Style: Protecting Apple Pie, Fixing Foreign Recipes; Jeffrey W. Legro2. From Tianxia to Westphalia: The Evolving Chinese Conception of Sovereignty and World Order; Fei-Ling WangPART II: COLLECTIVE SECURITY AND THE UNITED NATIONS3. The United States, the United Nations, and Collective Security: Exploring the Deep Sources of American Conduct; Stewart Patrick4. China ' 's Evolving Attitudes and Approaches Towards UN Collective Security; Jianwei Wang PART III: GLOBAL ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE5. Is There an Exceptional American Approach to Global Economic Governance?; Daniel W. Drezner6. China ' 's Approach to Economic Diplomacy; Yang YAOPART IV: TRADE AND RESOURCES7. Still the Liberal Leader? Domestic Legacies, International Realities, and the Role of the United States in the World Economy; Michael Mastanduno8. China as a Listian Trading State: Interest, Power, and Economic Ideology; Weixing HuPART V: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT9. A Green Giant? Inconsistency and American Environmental Diplomacy; Joshua Busby10. China and International Cooperation on the Environment: Historical and Intellectual Roots of Chinese Thinking about the Environment; Ming WAN PART VI: ALLIANCES AND ARMS CONTROL11. The American Way of Seeking Security Ideology and Pargmatism; John Owen12. In Search of Security and Self-identity: Promise and Paradox of China ' 's Nuclear Weapons; Yu BinConclusion; Wang Jisi and Zhu Feng