Schmitt (director, Program on Advanced Strategic Studies, American Enterprise Institute) presents seven essays ruminating on the rise of China and how the United States should respond, written by himself and others on the neoconservative side of the political spectrum (at least four were signatories of the Project for the New American Century's Statement of Principles). Essays address US competition with China, China's grand strategy, means of deterring China, Japan's response to the rise of China, the prospects for multilateralism, Taiwan and the US government's "One China" policy, and the domestic obstacles to China's continued rise. Annotation ⓒ2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)