Obama's Challenge to China: The Pivot to Asia - Rethinking Asia and International RelationsThis book explores U. S. China relations, the most important bilateral relationship in the world, under the leadership of President Barack Obama. Obama took office just as Chinas rise to global power accelerated; his decisions set the stage for a new era in U. S. China relations. In Part I, the book outlines Barack Obamas own personal worldview and the backgrounds of the advisors that made up his China team, including Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates,