Preface

i Bloomberg, With Some Countries, China is in the Red, 2017, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-20/with-some-countries-china-is-in-the-red

Chapter 1

i USC-US China Institute, President Clinton’s Beijing University Speech, 1998, http://china.usc.edu/president-clintons-beijing-university-speech-1998

ii GlobalSecurity.org, South China Sea Oil and Natural Gas, http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/spratly-oil.htm

iii Global Risk Insights, What China’s Aircraft Carrier Means for its Naval Defence Capabilities, 2017, http://globalriskinsights.com/2017/06/chinas-aircraft-carrier-naval-defence/

iv BBC News, Chinese jets intercept US aircraft over East China Sea, US says, 2017, http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-39971267

v CNN World, China installs weapons on contested South China Sea islands, report says, 2016, http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/14/asia/south-china-sea-artificial-islands-spratlys-weapon-systems/index.html

vi CNN World, South China Sea: China building more islands?, 2016, http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/08/asia/south-china-sea-scarborough-shoal-philippines-china/index.html

vii CNN World, China installs weapons on contested South China Sea islands, report says, 2016, http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/14/asia/south-china-sea-artificial-islands-spratlys-weapon-systems/index.html

viii Reuters, Greece blocks EU statement on China human rights at U.N., 2017, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-un-rights-idUSKBN1990FP?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5946737704d3011604316be5&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

ix The Diplomat, How China Came to Dominate Cambodia, 2016, http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/how-china-came-to-dominate-cambodia/

x NPR, U.S. Demands Cambodia Repay Loan From Vietnam War Era, 2017, http://www.npr.org/2017/05/30/530683478/u-s-demands-cambodia-repay-loan-from-vietnam-war-era

xi South China Morning Post, How Singapore’s military vehicles became Beijing’s diplomatic weapon, 2016, http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2051322/how-singapores-military-vehicles-became-beijings-diplomatic

xii South China Morning Post, What’s really making Beijing angry with Singapore?, 2016, http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2024089/whats-really-making-beijing-angry-singapore

xiii Bloomberg News, China Frictions May See Singapore Miss Out on Belt-Road Billions, 2017, https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-18/singapore-out-in-the-cold-as-southeast-asia-chases-china-cash

xiv Huffington Post, Mango Wars Get Sticky As Chinese Vow To Boycott Filipino Fruit, 2016, http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/07/14/mango-wars-get-sticky-as-chinese-vow-to-boycott-filipino-fruit_a_21432519/

xv The US-China Business Council, US Exports to China (2006-2016), https://www.uschina.org/reports/us-exports/national

xvi Business Insider, CHART: How America's Trade Deficit With China Exploded From Nothing To $316 Billion In 26 Years, 2013, http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-us-trade-deficit-with-china-2013-4

xvii U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S., China Finalize Details to Send U.S. Beef to China , 2017, https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2017/06/12/us-china-finalize-details-send-us-beef-china

xviii KSL, What Legacy Will Huntsman Leave in China, 2011, http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=15337586

xix Twitter, 2017, https://twitter.com/jorge_guajardo/status/885725117958860800

xx UC San Diego, Is China the Next Mexico? Lessons from the One-Party Model, 2014, https://china.ucsd.edu/_files/Jorge_Guajardo_keynoteGlobal Edge, Mexico: Trade Statistics, https://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/mexico/tradestatsBBC News, Mexico to pay China rail firm for cancelling project, 2015, http://www.bbc.com/news/business-32840712

Chapter 2

i KBS World Radio, N. Korea Criticizes China over Sanctions and Pressure, 2017, http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_hotissue_detail.htm?No=10070379

ii Global Times, Building up nuclear deterrence best response to THAAD, 2017, http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1037016.shtml

iii People’s Daily Online, China should offer military response to THAAD: expert, 2017, http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0427/c90000-9208655.html

iv Global Risk Insights, Why China’s boycott of South Korea is viral marketing genius, 2017, http://globalriskinsights.com/2017/03/china-south-korea-boycott-viral-marketing-genius/

v Global Risk Insights, Why China’s boycott of South Korea is viral marketing genius, 2017, http://globalriskinsights.com/2017/03/china-south-korea-boycott-viral-marketing-genius/

vi Reuters, China reacts with anger, threats after South Korean missile defense decision, 2017, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-usa-thaad-china-idUSKBN16709W

vii Reuters, Hyundai flags weaker China sales after missile row; Kia's March China sales halved: source, 2017, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-autos-china-idUSKBN17511C

viii Reuters, South Korea, U.S. to deploy THAAD missile defense, drawing China rebuke, 2016, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-usa-thaad-idUSKCN0ZO084

ix Newsweek, U.S. Military Presence In Asia: Troops Stationed In Japan, South Korea and Beyond, 2017, http://www.newsweek.com/us-military-japan-north-korea-asia-590278 (figure as of late 2016)

x USA Today, South Korean President Moon Jae-in suspends further THAAD deployment, 2017, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/06/07/south-korean-president-moon-jae-suspends-thaad-deployment/102582572/Global Times, South Korean president may follow path of Duterte to maximize benefit, 2017, http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1047450.shtml

xi The Observatory of Economic Complexity, http://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/profile/country/mng/

xii The Diplomat, Norway-China Relations 'Unfrozen', 2016, http://thediplomat.com/2016/12/norway-china-relations-unfrozen/NobelPrize.org, The Norwegian Nobel Committee, https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/prize_awarder/committee.html

xiii Forbes, Yes, China Has Fully Arrived As A Superpower, 2009, https://www.forbes.com/2009/12/15/china-superpower-status-leadership-citizenship-trends.html

xiv Reuters, Forbidden City coffee shop replaces Starbucks, 2007, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-starbucks-idUSHAR44723720070924

xv CNBC, Starbucks offers to pay health insurance for parents of some China employees, 2017, http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/13/starbucks-offers-to-pay-health-insurance-for-parents-of-some-china-employees.html

Chapter 3

i CNN, Qatar hosts largest US military base in Mideast, 2017, http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/05/middleeast/qatar-us-largest-base-in-mideast/index.html

ii Reuters, China, Saudi Arabia eye $65 billion in deals as king visits, 2017, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-asia-china-idUSKBN16N0G9

iii ValueWalk, OBOR Completely Dwarfs The Marshall Plan, 2017, http://www.valuewalk.com/2017/05/obor-2/

iv China Daily, President Xi's Speech at Arab League Headquarters: Full Text, 2016, http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2016xivisitmiddleeast/2016-01/22/content_23191229.htmForeign Policy, China’s New Grand Strategy for the Middle East, 2016, http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/01/26/chinas-new-middle-east-grand-strategy-iran-saudi-arabia-oil-xi-jinping/Rand Corporation, China in the Middle East, 2016, http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR1200/RR1229/RAND_RR1229.pdf

v China Daily, Wen: 100m Chinese live in poverty, 2012, http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012wenvisitla/2012-06/21/content_15516310.htmForbes, China Is Just Like A Teenage Boy, 2010, https://www.forbes.com/2010/01/19/china-teenage-google-leadership-citizenship-rein.html

vi Amazon, The End of Copycat China: The Rise of Creativity, Innovation, and Individualism in Asia, 2014, https://www.amazon.com/End-Copycat-China-Creativity-Individualism/dp/1118926765/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421993431&sr=8-1&keywords=shaun+reinAmazon, The End of Cheap China, Revised and Updated: Economic and Cultural Trends That Will Disrupt the World, 2014, https://www.amazon.com/End-Cheap-China-Revised-Updated/dp/1118926803/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1118926803&pd_rd_r=7TSEFVCF4QSR88TAXZ8M&pd_rd_w=ySTzH&pd_rd_wg=Giu01&psc=1&refRID=7TSEFVCF4QSR88TAXZ8M

vii Radio Free Asia, Xi To Be 'Weak' President, 2012, http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/xi-jinping-11122012110129.html

viii Darwin Wealth Creation, Foxconn: World's No. 1 contract electronics maker - Washington Post, 2017, https://darwinwealthcreation.com/foxconn-world039s-no-1-contract-electronics-maker-washington-post/

Chapter 4

i AEI, China’s SOE sector is bigger than some would have us think, 2016, http://www.aei.org/publication/chinas-soe-sector-is-bigger-than-some-would-have-us-think/

ii Buy Buy China, Bright: Can Bulgarian bacteria save Chinese milk?, 2012, http://www.buybuychina.com/bright-can-bulgarian-bacteria-save-chinese-milk/

Chapter 5

i Reuters, China's Wanda buys Ironman Triathlon owner for $650 million, 2015, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-world-triathlon-m-a-dalian-wanda-idUSKCN0QW04X20150827Hilton, Hilton Worldwide Closes Sale of the Waldorf Astoria New York and Reaches Agreements to Redeploy Proceeds to Acquire Five Landmark Hotels, 2015, http://newsroom.hilton.com/index.cfm/news/hilton-worldwide-closes-sale-of-the-waldorf-astoria-new-york-and-reaches-agreements-to-redeploy-proceeds-to-acquire-five-landmark-hotels

ii The Telegraph, Alibaba buys half of top Chinese football team for $192m, 2014, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/digital-media/10879802/Alibaba-buys-half-of-top-Chinese-football-team-for-192m.html

iii Reuters, China tells workplaces they must have Communist Party units, 2015, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-idUSKBN0OF09X20150530

iv CNBC, China’s tech giants are pouring billions into US start-ups, 2017, http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/08/chinas-tech-giants-are-pouring-billions-into-us-start-ups.html

v Reuters, China's XCMG buys majority of Germany's Schwing, 2012, http://www.reuters.com/article/xcmg-schwing-idUSL6E8FJ1U620120419