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Books: Dynamics of Asia's 'new cold war' revealed
CARLOS MARTINEZ recommends an expert analysis of US attempts to thwart China's rise as a global power
The US vs China: Asia’s New Cold War?
by Jude Woodward
(Manchester University Press, £22.50)
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