China...An Emerging U.S. Perception

Article focuses on past and present U.S. perceptions of China in the context of social and political economic interests. Perhaps the data presented raises interest through the lens of the U.S. worldview as to how to continue to embrace and develop this continuing relationship with the PRC. President Nixon may have had it right when he essentially initiated the era of ping-pong diplomacy beginning with his Beijing table-tennis delegation in 1972. During my tenure in Afghanistan, it became very clear the future of the U.S. economy is tied to the Chinese (PRC) in many more ways than is commonly appreciated by main street Americans. Viewing the attached data will assist in clarifying an opinion and understanding of the relationship between these two super-powers in the future.