PrefacePrologue: The Last ChanceThesis:Forecasts From the OECD and HistoryUS Foreign Policy, China's Economy and a Nixon–Mao RerunGreat ShocksThe Power Equation and Decline of EmpiresEconomic Contest:Underestimating China and Ignored RealitySources of DynamismStrong ButtressesChina's X-FactorGeopolitical Contest:The New New WorldThe New China–US EquationChallenges of Philosophy, Values and PsychologyCompetence: COVID:This Didn't Have to HappenFirst AntidotesHow China WorksWestern Failings :Politicians and SocietyMedia and COVIDMedia ChangesWhat Now?:The Real China ThreatOld China Hand in the White HouseWhat Can the West Learn From Itself and China?Understanding In a New EraTaking StockConclusionsAppendicesGDP and PPPTables of Economic and Population SizesAcronymsAcknowledgementsIndexAbout the Author