Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-192) and index.

Chapter 1. Does trade with China benefit the United States? -- Cheap Chinese imports have saved American consumers billions of dollars / The Economist -- Much of the money spent on Chinese imports goes to US businesses / Galina Hale, Bart Hobijn -- In the long run, US-China trade is good for both countries / Molly Castelazo -- The US-China trade deficit has cost US jobs and driven down US wages / Robert E. Scott -- The US relationship with China is lopsided in China's favor / Robert J. Samuelson -- Free trade with China has benefited China more than America / Alan Tonelson -- Chapter 4. Are Chinese imports safe? -- Background on health and safety concerns over US imports of Chinese products / Wayne M. Morrison -- China arrests 2,000 in food safety crackdown / Agence France-Presse -- A new US food safety law will increase scrutiny of Chinese food imports / Marc Sanchez -- Jungle of problems : Beijing's failure to protect consumers / Stanley Lubman -- The safety of Chinese food products is not improving / Food & Water Watch -- Food safety is still a crucial issue in China / Cesar Chelala -- Chapter 3. Is the US-China trade deficit a threat to the US economy? -- Background on the US trade deficit with China / Kimberly Amadeo -- The US-China trade deficit is the main structural problem with the US economy / Peter Navarro -- China's economic development and the US-China trade imbalance is harmful to the US economy / Ralph E. Gomory -- The US trade deficit is the biggest threat to America's future / Alec Feinberg -- The US-China trade imbalance benefits the United States / US-China Media Brief -- The United States is still the top global economic superpower / Mark Trumbull -- Chinese inflation and other changes may soon ease the US-China deficit / Patrick Smith -- Chapter 4. Should the United States toughen its trade policy toward China? -- The United States must adopt a harder line in its economic negotiations with China / Eliza Patterson -- The United States must compete in its own self-interest / Clyde Prestowitz -- The United States should crack down on China's currency manipulation / Dustin Ensinger -- The United States should prevent China from buying US debt / Peter Navarro, Greg Autry -- US policymakers should worry about China's subsidies to state-owned Chinese companies / Derek Scissors -- The US government must plan for the threat of Chinese investment in the United States / Ting Xu -- The 2011 US-China summit made progress / John Pomfret -- Would a stronger renminbi narrow the US-China trade imbalance? / Matthew Higgins, Thomas Klitgaard -- Both China and the United States need to rebalance their economies / Joshua Meltzer.