As the new president-elect, Joe Biden has a chance to reset relations with China and perhaps stop the chills of a second cold war. Yet the nature of the trans-Pacific relationship has altered permanently — and not just due to four years of Trumpist pugilism. Indeed, the alliances that Beijing is forging across the globe pay scant attention to who is in the White House, and the new geopolitical realities mean that the U.S. is likely to be just as tough on China as it has been — even with a new administration in place. Our selection of new China titles this month attempts to take in the wide scope of challenges that face America and other Western democracies as they confront those new realities: political, technological, financial, environmental, and business-oriented. From the rise of the techno-authoritarian state to the decline of U.S.-China cinematic and entertainment industry partnerships, from new global alliances and infrastructure to shifting global climate patterns and mo