Chinas diplomatic strategy has changed dramatically since the mid- 1990s, creating both challenges and opportunities for the United States. U.S. policymakers have only just begun to comprehend these critical changes, however, and all too often their China policy has been incoherent. In Rising Star, Bates Gill points the way out of this morass. Based on a comprehensive and far-reaching analysis of the transformation in Chinas security diplomacy, he persuasively makes the case for a more nuanced and focused policy toward Beijing.