Asia Times Online :: The rise of China

PART 1: The dragon seizes market share
China is parlaying its prodigious economic power into political weight and reasserting its traditional role as Asia's central actor. Some say Beijing wants a modern version of the ancient tributary state system and see inevitable conflict with the US. Macabe Keliher examines the resurgence of the Middle Kingdom and what it means.

PART 2: China vs US, gobbling Asian exports
Given China's size, growth and appetite, it will probably replace the United States as the major market for Asian exports, and soon.

PART 3: Economics thaws anti-Japan freeze
China is dropping its old victim mentality and Japan ties are the warmest in decades. Macabe Keliher explores why China's fiery anti-Japan rhetoric and demands for a war crimes apology have taken a back seat to Beijing's pragmatic pursuit of global economic, political and strategic power.

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