Dr. Hubertus Hoffmann, President of the World Security Network Foundation, at the entrance of the Forbidden City in Beijing: "To contain China means isolating the newcomer and frustrating it. This would inflame the hidden power of Chinese nationalism. Therefore the peaceful integration of China into the world order must be the primary task of the United States."

Chinese-U.S. relations can only be understood as a very long march from pasts rooted in very different cultures, and national histories dominated by national interests, geography and perceptions of each other.

Now, the relationship is dominated by economic interests and fear.

Never forget a lesson Henry Kissinger told many times: how can a country with a history of less than 300 years teach one with 3,000 years of culture ?

And what is Beijing's perception of that attitude?

He was the man who helped open the People's Republic to the U.S. and the West only 38 years ago.

In only 30 years, mainland China has transformed itself from a predominantly agricultural country to a market economy with the People's Liberation Army becoming the largest employer in the world.

America and China are entangled in the largest love-hate relationship of its kind....more