(Posted by John.)

For a perfect example of the kind of writing Sino-American relations don’t need, read this by Mark Helprin.

Helprin makes much of America’s reduction in it’s nuclear arsenal, and the supposed disadvantage this will bring vs. China, but there’s really only three things you need to know:

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.