John Dewey's China, Japan and the U.S.A. is an urgent and perceptive study of East Asian politics in the aftermath of World War I, tracing the pressures that shaped China, Japan, and American foreign policy on the eve of the Washington Conference. With the clarity of a philosopher and the urgency of a political witness, Dewey turns shifting alliances, rival ambitions, and public anxieties into a forceful argument about power, sovereignty, and moral responsibility. Across these essays, Japan appears as a nation torn by secrecy, militarism, labor unrest, economic strain, and fears of isolation, while China is portrayed as a country shadowed by suspicion, factional betrayal, and the pervasive reach of Japanese influence. Dewey examines the collapse of the Japan-backed Anfu clique, the rise of civilian and democratic hopes, Sun Yat Sen's return to Canton, and the uneasy division between northern, central, and southern China. He is especially critical of diplomatic complacency, warning that renewing the Anglo-Japanese alliance would effectively sanction Japanese expansion. Yet amid corruption and upheaval, he sees cautious signs of reform through education, public opinion, and leaders such as Wu Pei Fu. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.