Introduction

PART ONE :THE EVOLUTION OF CHINA'S FOREIGN POLICY

　Chapter One China and World

　　Historical Legacy and Worldview

　　Lean to One Side(1949--1959)

　　Revolutionary Self-Reliance ( 1960--1969 )

　　Triangular Diplomacy(1970--1989)

　　Influence of ideology

　Chapter Two China's Decision-Making

　　Institutions

　　Government and Party Organizations

　　Ministry of Foreign Affairs

　　Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade

　　Ministry of National Defense

　　The Decision-Making Process

PART TWO : CHINA'S INDEPENDENT FOREIGN POLICY

　Chapter Three Five Principles and Peaceful Coexistence

　　The Bandung Conference

　　Fundamental Norms Guiding International Relations

　Chapter Four China and InternationalOrganizations

　　The History of China in International Organizations

　　China and the United Nations

　　China's Role in the United Nations

　　Recent Events with Respect to Taiwan

　　China and WTO

　Chapter Five China's Public Diplomacy

　　"People to People" Diplomacy

　　Public Diplomacy and China's Image in the World

　　The Significance of Public Diplomacy

　PART THREE: CHINA AND POWERS

　Chapter Six Sino-Soviet Relationship

　　Sino-Soviet Split

　　From Split to Confrontation

　　Return to Normality

　　Views for the Sources of Sino-Soviet Conflict

　Chapter Seven Sino-Russian Relationship

　　Sino-Russian Economic Relations

　　Issues for Sino-Russian Economic Relations

　　Russian-Chinese Military Cooperation

　　The Shanghai Cooperation Organization

　　Outlook on Russia-China Relations

　　Conclusion

　Chapter Eight Sino-US Relationship

　　The Historical Background of Sino-US Relations

　　Sino-US Strategic Relations

　　Sino-US-EU Triangular Relations in the 21st Century

　　Sino-US-Japan Strategic Triangular Relations

　　Taiwan Issue and the Sino-US Relations

　　Conclusion

　Chapter Nine The Relations between China and Japan

　　Sino-Japanese Relations in the Cold War: Normalization

　　and Strategic Structure

　　Sino-Japanese Economic Relations

　　China and Japan in the New Century

　　Sino-Japanese Relations: Comparative Studies

　　Conclusion

　Chapter Ten Sino-EU Relationship

　　China's Relations with East and West Europe

　　Sino-EU Relations in Retrospect

　　Concurrent Situation of Sino-EU Relations

　　Main Features of Sino-EU Relations

　　Conclusion

PART FOUR: CHINA ON THE GLOBAL SETTINGS

　Chapter Eleven China's Peaceful Rise and Its Foreign Policy

　　Globalization and China's Peaceful Rise

　　Cooperative Mechanism of Regional Security

　　The Recoanition of Regional Culture

　　Nontraditional Security Issues

　　China vs ASEAN: Cooperative Diplomacy

　　ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreements

　　Future Outlook

　Chapter Twelve China's Multilateral Diplomacy

　　China and Northeast Asia Security Dilemma

　　China and South Asia: Seeking Common Interests

　　China and Brazil: Strategic Relationship

　　China and Central Asia: Strategic Partnership

　Chapter Thirteen Contemporary Sino-African Relations

　　Sino-African Relationships from Historical Perspective

　　Sino-African Relations from the Global Level

　　Sino-African Relations from the Nation Level

　　Sino-African Economic Relations

　　Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Aid China-Africa Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges

　　Conclusion

Prospects: China's Position in International Order

Selected Bibliography

Index

List of Abbreviations