1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Dedication

      5  Preface Note

      6  Acknowledgements

      7  Abbreviations

      8  Chapter 1: Introduction Legacy of the GFC Modern History of Sino-US Relations The Financial Roots of Sino-US Conflict The Financial Path Out of Conflict Notes

      9  PART ONE: THE COLOUR OF MONEY TURNS GREEN Chapter 2: How the US Dollar Took Over the World An Ad Hoc Position The Barbarous Relic Two Competing Plans A British Innovation The Coupon Express Plumbing the World's Financial Markets Niksonu Shokku Volatility ‘Risk Free’ Assets Boom and Bust Notes Chapter 3: Whose Problem? The Unipolar Moment The Almighty Mr. Market Emerging Markets Crises The Weakest Link The Music Stops Anyone for Tea? A Tipping Point? Notes

      10  PART TWO: CAPITALISM WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS Chapter 4: From First World to Third and Back Again Maritime Power The Milk of Paradise Wars and Revolutions A Leap into the Abyss Herding Cats Crackdown Journeys to the South A New Path The Bird's Nest Notes Chapter 5: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back Going Public The Protection Racket The Price of Money Still Building, But Will They Come? Alien Attack Who Will Look After Grandma? Connecting China and the World Can't Buy Me Love Notes

      11  PART THREE: THE FINANCIAL COLD WAR Chapter 6: A New Cold War? A Close Call Fly Me to the Moon Tax Me If You Can A War of Words? Geo-economic Warfare Notes Chapter 7: The Role of Markets in the 21^st Century Selective Efficiency What Happens When Competition Dies Wrong Incentives Bubbles and Cycles Funny Money We're All in the Same Boat Notes Chapter 8: Avoiding the Thucydides Trap Admitting the Problems A