Contest of a century: the new era of competition with China

By sea and on the airwaves, by dollar and yuan, a contest has begun that will shape the next century.

China's rise has now entered a critical new phase, as it begins to translate its considerable economic heft into a bigger role on the world stage, challenging America's recent supremacy.

With its new navy, China is trying to east the US out of Asia and re-assert its traditional leadership in the region.

This is not another book about China's economic rise: this is instead about what comes next.