Title Page
Preface
EPILOGUE
Index
The Singularity of China
The Era of Chinese Preeminence
Confucianism
Concepts of International Relations: Impartiality or Equality?
Chinese Realpolitik and Sun Tzu’s Art of War
The Kowtow Question and the Opium War
The Macartney Mission
The Clash of Two World Orders: The Opium War
Qiying’s Diplomacy: Soothing the Barbarians
From Preeminence to Decline
Wei Yuan’s Blueprint: “Using Barbarians Against Barbarians,” Learning Their Techniques
The Erosion of Authority: Domestic Upheavals and the Challenge of Foreign Encroachments
Managing Decline
The Challenge of Japan
Korea
The Boxer Uprising and the New Era of Warring States
Mao’s Continuous Revolution
Mao and the Great Harmony
Mao and International Relations: The Empty City Stratagem, Chinese Deterrence, and the Quest for Psychological Advantage
The Continuous Revolution and the Chinese People
Triangular Diplomacy and the Korean War
Acheson and the Lure of Chinese Titoism
Kim Il-sung and the Outbreak of War
American Intervention: Resisting Aggression
Chinese Reactions: Another Approach to Deterrence
Sino-American Confrontation
China Confronts Both Superpowers
The First Taiwan Strait Crisis
Diplomatic Interlude with the United States
Mao, Khrushchev, and the Sino-Soviet Split
The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
A Decade of Crises
The Great Leap Forward
The Himalayan Border Dispute and the 1962 Sino-Indian War
The Cultural Revolution
Was There a Lost Opportunity?
The Road to Reconciliation
The Chinese Strategy
The American Strategy
First Steps—Clashes at the Ussuri River
Resumption of Relations: First Encounters with Mao and Zhou
Zhou Enlai
Nixon in China: The Meeting with Mao
The Nixon-Zhou Dialogue
The Shanghai Communiqué
The Aftermath
The Quasi-Alliance: Conversations with Mao
The “Horizontal Line”: Chinese Approaches to Containment
The Impact of Watergate
The End of the Mao Era
The Succession Crisis
The Fall of Zhou Enlai
Final Meetings with Mao: The Swallows and the Coming of the Storm
The Indestructible Deng
Deng’s First Return to Power
The Death of Leaders—Hua Guofeng
Deng’s Ascendance—“Reform and Opening Up”
“Touching the Tiger’s Buttocks” The Third Vietnam War
Vietnam: Confounder of Great Powers
Deng’s Foreign Policy—Dialogue with America and Normalization
Deng’s Journeys
Deng’s Visit to America and the New Definition of Alliance
The Third Vietnam War
Reagan and the Advent of Normalcy
Taiwan Arms Sales and the Third Communiqué
China and the Superpowers—The New Equilibrium
Deng’s Reform Program
Tiananmen
American Dilemmas
The Fang Lizhi Controversy
The 12- and 24-Character Statements
What Kind of Reform? Deng’s Southern Tour
A Roller Coaster Ride Toward Another Reconciliation The Jiang ...
China and the Disintegrating Soviet Union
The Clinton Administration and China Policy
The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
China’s Resurgence and Jiang’s Reflections
The New Millennium
Differences in Perspective
How to Define Strategic Opportunity
The National Destiny Debate—The Triumphalist View
Dai Bingguo—A Reaffirmation of Peaceful Rise
Dai Bingguo—A Reaffirmation of Peaceful Rise
The National Destiny Debate—The Triumphalist View
How to Define Strategic Opportunity
Differences in Perspective
The New Millennium
China’s Resurgence and Jiang’s Reflections
The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
The Clinton Administration and China Policy
China and the Disintegrating Soviet Union
A Roller Coaster Ride Toward Another Reconciliation The Jiang ...
What Kind of Reform? Deng’s Southern Tour
The 12- and 24-Character Statements
The Fang Lizhi Controversy
American Dilemmas
Tiananmen
Deng’s Reform Program
China and the Superpowers—The New Equilibrium
Taiwan Arms Sales and the Third Communiqué
Reagan and the Advent of Normalcy
The Third Vietnam War
Deng’s Visit to America and the New Definition of Alliance
Deng’s Journeys
Deng’s Foreign Policy—Dialogue with America and Normalization
Vietnam: Confounder of Great Powers
“Touching the Tiger’s Buttocks” The Third Vietnam War
Deng’s Ascendance—“Reform and Opening Up”
The Death of Leaders—Hua Guofeng
Deng’s First Return to Power
The Indestructible Deng
Final Meetings with Mao: The Swallows and the Coming of the Storm
The Fall of Zhou Enlai
The Succession Crisis
The End of the Mao Era
The Impact of Watergate
The “Horizontal Line”: Chinese Approaches to Containment
The Quasi-Alliance: Conversations with Mao
The Aftermath
The Shanghai Communiqué
The Nixon-Zhou Dialogue
Nixon in China: The Meeting with Mao
Zhou Enlai
Resumption of Relations: First Encounters with Mao and Zhou
First Steps—Clashes at the Ussuri River
The American Strategy
The Chinese Strategy
The Road to Reconciliation
Was There a Lost Opportunity?
The Cultural Revolution
The Himalayan Border Dispute and the 1962 Sino-Indian War
The Great Leap Forward
A Decade of Crises
The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
Mao, Khrushchev, and the Sino-Soviet Split
Diplomatic Interlude with the United States
The First Taiwan Strait Crisis
China Confronts Both Superpowers
Sino-American Confrontation
Chinese Reactions: Another Approach to Deterrence
American Intervention: Resisting Aggression
Kim Il-sung and the Outbreak of War
Acheson and the Lure of Chinese Titoism
Triangular Diplomacy and the Korean War
The Continuous Revolution and the Chinese People
Mao and International Relations: The Empty City Stratagem, Chinese Deterrence, and the Quest for Psychological Advantage
Mao and the Great Harmony
Mao’s Continuous Revolution
The Boxer Uprising and the New Era of Warring States
Korea
The Challenge of Japan
Managing Decline
The Erosion of Authority: Domestic Upheavals and the Challenge of Foreign Encroachments
Wei Yuan’s Blueprint: “Using Barbarians Against Barbarians,” Learning Their Techniques
From Preeminence to Decline
Qiying’s Diplomacy: Soothing the Barbarians
The Clash of Two World Orders: The Opium War
The Macartney Mission
The Kowtow Question and the Opium War
Chinese Realpolitik and Sun Tzu’s Art of War
Concepts of International Relations: Impartiality or Equality?
Confucianism
The Era of Chinese Preeminence
The Singularity of China
Index
EPILOGUE
Preface
Title Page