Summary: <p>Jonathan Freedland explores what history can tell us about how today's tensions with China today might play out.</p><p>Jonathan looks for historical precursors to the rise of China. He examines the rise of the Macedonian Empire in the 4th century BC, the Anglo-Dutch Wars in the 17th century and the rise of the United States in the second half of the 19th century.</p><p>What can history tell us about how conflict might be avoided when a new power threatens an existing one?</p><p>Producer: Laurence Grissell</p>
