Exploring the "century" issue -- Interpreting China's rise -- Evaluating China's place in the world -- China's reach -- China's "good citizenship" -- Feet of clay -- The United States by default? -- Whose century? -- Toward Sino-US reengagement -- Reassessing the China challenge -- Appendix: Selected documents -- Wang Jisi, "Inside China" (2010) -- China's national defense in 2010 (2011) -- Charter 08 (2008) -- Open letter of Party elders (2010) -- US-China joint statement (2011) -- Joint statement on the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (2012).