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This is essential reading for anyone concerned about America's economic future. -- <em>Publishers Weekly</em> <strong>(starred review)</strong> 'We hope this book provides the material to understand what happened and why,' the authors conclude. Mission accomplished. -- <em>Kirkus Reviews</em> A must-read for anyone interested in what happened between China and the United States, likely the world's most important economic relationship. -- Forbes If you've ever wished you were a fly on the wall as top leaders in the U.S. and China were considering how to parry their counterparts' most recent moves, here's your big chance. . . . The book starts out with an incredible reveal, at least for those of us who have watched China for years . . . (No spoilers: Go read the book to find out!) -- Axios Superpower Showdown, a gripping and granular account of the past, present and future of the United States-China trade war by two former Beijing correspondents of the Wall Street Journal, could just as well have been titled Marriage Story. . . . There are perhaps no two journalists better placed to tell this tale. . . . The strength of this book lies in the rich perspectives it offers from both Washington and Beijing, presenting a clear insight into the decision-making of both parties. -- The Hindu Davis and Wei provide an essential overview of how the United States and China became so entwined, and the challenges ahead. . . . Superpower Showdown is especially insightful on how the contradictory natures of Trump and Xi have impeded understanding. -- <em>Boston Globe</em> The twists and turns that produced the Trump administration's China policy fill Superpower Showdown, a lively account by two gifted Wall Street Journal reporters. -- Project Syndicate [A] well-reported and fascinating look into Sino-American economic relations . . . The most compelling parts of the book report on what the negotiators and policymakers on both sides were thinking before striking a deal in January 2020. -- American Enterprise Institute My first advice to the Biden administration on trade and particularly our relationship with China is that they need to get and study copies of Superpower Showdown, a book by Davis and Wei that describes the environment with China-that we are now experiencing an era of confrontation. -- Josh Bolten, President and CEO of Business Roundtable, former White House chief of staff to President George W. Bush

This is essential reading for anyone concerned about America's economic future. -- <em>Publishers Weekly</em> (starred review) 'We hope this book provides the material to understand what happened and why,' the authors conclude. Mission accomplished. -- <em>Kirkus Reviews</em> A must-read for anyone interested in what happened between China and the United States, likely the world's most important economic relationship. -- Forbes

'We hope this book provides the material to understand what happened and why,' the authors conclude. Mission accomplished. -- Kirkus Reviews

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Lingling Wei covers Chinese finance from The Wall Street Journal's Beijing bureau. She focuses on China's central bank, some of the country's -- and the world's -- largest commercial banks and deepest pools of capital. A graduate of New York University, she has also covered U.S. real estate and finance. Bob Davis is a senior editor who covers economic issues out of the Washington D.C. bureau, especially those that will play out in the presidential campaign. He also continues to write about China, where he was posted from 2011 to 2014. In China he did his best to get out of Beijing and see China beyond the luxury stores and report on the changes that were remaking the country and global economy. Similarly, back in DC, he ranges beyond the Beltway to see how America is changing. Before he decamped to Beijing, Mr. Davis ran economic coverage during the global financial crisis and, before that, reported on Washington's response to the Asian financial crisis. From 2004 to 2007, he was the Journal's Latin America bureau chief, based in Washington, D.C., and covered the resurgence of populist politics. Under his direction, the bureau won the Overseas Press Club award for Latin America coverage in 2005. He was the Wall Street Journal's Brussels bureau chief in 2001-2002 and was responsible for coverage of the European Union. In 2000, he was awarded the Raymond Clapper award for Washington reporting for coverage of the White House negotiations with China over the World Trade Organization. A year earlier, he was part of a team of Journal reporters that won the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for coverage of the Asian and Russian financial crisis.

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