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Essay Instructions: What is the history of China's importance to the U.S., from Nixon's visit to China in 1972 to the present, which contributed to the implementation of Obama's 'U.S. Pivot to Asia Strategy'?

I need some help, highlighting why is there such a complicated relationship between china and the US. My idea is heavily influence by Thomas Barnett (and Fareed Zakaria's idea that our relationship with China is a see-saw of Competition and cooperation. This include that China's is projected to be the next economic hegemony in the upcoming years/decade.

Please tell me what you think?

Thank you so much!!!

Essay Instructions: I want you to answer the questions below.each question in one page.
the book is Dragon Rising (inside look at china today) by jasper becker.

1. explain why the history of china matters to the present. what can it tell us about modernization in china?
2.what images do we get of Shanghai from the author?
3.explain the relationship between China's northeast and the soviet union.how does this region illustrate china's difficulties with industrial growth?
4.why has china's government often mistrusted the people of the south? how has this attitude affected the region-positively and negatively?
5.what is "coolie " labor and why is this important to china's trade/what are SEZ's and how do they factor in china's economic growth/
6.how has all of china's modernization affected rural china,in places as Fengyang?
7.why was the one child policy introduced and what has been some of its effect? (chapter 6)
8.in chapter 7 the author states "the invironment poses one of the gravest threats to the political stability of the country.."(p.199) why? give examples touching on various enviromental issues.
9.how is china's rise affecting the world, not just the west? and how is it affecting china?
10.what did you learn about china's history and its impact on china's present and future?

Essay Instructions: Address these following questions in the book review;
1)Why did Jung Chang write Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China?
2)What insights does this work offer about important developments in the history of pre-1949 China?
3)What insights does this work offer about important developments in the history of China since 1949?
4)What assessments does Jung Chang make about Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution?
5)To what extent does this work offer reliable, significant, and useful perspectives on modern China?

Essay Instructions: China's history has a tremendous lenghth and a staggering breadth. As an instrument of power, different dynasties have wielded this imposing "history" in different manners, yet invariably history has been associated with politics and normative power. My task is to determine the changing (or constant) nature of this association, and explore the relationship between history and political authority-from the Shang dynasty to the Western Han. Incorporate specific ideas and examples for each of the respective periods. Periods being the Shang, Westren Ehou, Eastern Ehou, Qin and the Han. Specific examples including Shamans, bronze tripods and oracle bones, Confucianism and Daoism, The model model of imperial kingship: Beginning at the End Spence, The Emperor of China.
What do we know about these periods of history? Look at the relationship between history and power, Is there a pattern?
Source that may be useful is: Hansen, Valerie--"The Open Empire: A History of China to 1600."