As Washington and Beijing lock horns over national security, political friction may be dismantling decades of fruitful shared discovery.

As Washington and Beijing lock horns over national security, political friction may be dismantling decades of fruitful shared discovery.

As Washington and Beijing lock horns over national security, political friction may be dismantling decades of fruitful shared discovery.

For generations of Americans, books have forged a lifelong fascination with China, even as political ties fray and student exchanges dwindle.