Us-China at War - by Ram Charan (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

China has built capacity in selected industries equal to the world's total demand. It uses scale and a 50 percent plus currency-parity advantage against the dollar to generate a trillion-dollar surplus every year. This strategy has already destroyed ten industries in America and among its allies. Another ten are now targeted.

The book details China's method of industrial encirclement. It also sets out America's enduring strengths and its capacity for renewal. It shows how Washington misread China's thrust for decades and responded only with incremental steps until Trump confronted the issue with tariffs and negotiation. Charan evaluates that approach with its strengths and weaknesses, then outlines a sharper path forward. Central to this is convergence among allies, the creation of a modern department of manufacturing, and coordinated action to reverse China's trade-surplus advantage.

China's ambition is not simply to surpass the United States. It is to dismantle the industrial base of America and its allies.

For business leaders the stakes are immediate. The book shows what actions companies must take, the obstacles they face, and how to position for survival and growth.

The analysis is grounded in Charan's personal experience. He has served on boards of Chinese companies, worked in depth with more than fifty firms in China, coached Robin Li of Baidu, and advised corporations in the United States, India, Brazil, China, and Japan. He has been a long-term advisor to Jack Welch, an award-winning teacher, a corporate board director, and a trusted problem solver at the highest level.

This book delivers a practical roadmap for governments, businesses, and leaders as they confront the most consequential economic clash of our time.

About the Author

The author of close to forty books, four of which were
bestsellers, he is known for providing real-world solutions-- the kind of advice
you can use Monday morning. His book
Execution, lauded for its practicality, spent more than 150 weeks on the New
York Times best-seller list.

Ram has an MBA with high distinction and a doctorate degree
from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar and faculty member.
He was elected a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academy of Human
Resources, was on the Blue Ribbon Commission on Corporate Governance, and
serves or has served on a dozen boards in the US, Brazil, China, India, Canada,
and Dubai.

Geri Willigan is an independent content developer and
business writer who has worked closely with Ram Charan for nearly 30 years on a
range of projects, including bestselling books. She first met Ram when she was
an editor at Harvard Business Review in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Geri helped numerous experts publish classic HBR articles,
including Michael Hammer (father of reengineering), Stephen Roach (Yale
economist), Hermann Simon (co-founder of pricing consultancy Simon-Kucher &
Partners), and Fred Reichheld (Bain & Company thought leader on customer loyalty),
and interviewed prominent business leaders including Nike CEO Phil Knight and
Disney CFO Gary Wilson.