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Introduction . . ix
1 The Kiss of Death . . 1
2 The Making of a Revolutionary . . 21
3 A Young Communist in Europe . . 39
4 Building the Infrastructure of Revolution . . 49
5 Birds of a Different Feather . . 63
6 A Rising Star . . 75
7 Trapping the "Chinese Khrushchev" . . 89
8 "Preparing to Take the Test" . . 105
9 "A Man of Both Sides" . . 131
10 A Whirlpool of Absurdity . . 149
11 No Exit . . 165
12 Heir Pre-emptive . . 183
13 Night Flight . . 201
14 Whither China's Future? . . 229
15 Long Knives . . 237
16 From Duet to Duel . . 249
17 Sick-Bed Politics . . 263
18 The Final Battle . . 275

Epilogue: More Power in Death than Life . . 305
Author's Note . . 311
Translators' Note . . 316
Acknowledgments . . 318
List of Sources . . 319
Index . . 331

Note to the Reader . . vii
Map: China and Its Neighbors . . viii-ix
Prologue . . xi

PART I - GROWING UP, 1916-1947
1 "Where the Daisies Cover the Country Land" . . 3
2 Only a Memory . . 24
3 Americanization . . 35
4 An Anguished Cry . . 47

PART II - INTELLIGENCE OFFICER IN ACTION, 1948-1968
5 A Ready Recruit . . 65
6 A Covert Foot Soldier . . 77
7 On the Edge of Conflict . . 97
8 Running the Secret War . . 106
9 Of Coups, Floods, and Failures . . 119

PART III - CHINA OPENS UP, 1969-1981
10 Reading the Tea Leaves . . 135
11 Breaking Down Walls . . 152
12 Kissinger's Man in China . . 169
13 Good Fortune . . 196
14 Riding a Wave . . 213

PART IV - DIPLOMAT IN ACTION, 1982-1991
15 Righting the Balance . . 227
16 The Golden Years . . 249
17 Pushing for Change . . 264
18 "Through the Blur of Our Tears" . . 282
19 Stepping on a Volcano . . 297
20 Small Victories . . 335

Epilogue . . 373
Acknowledgments . . 383
Notes  . 385
Bibliography . . 402
Index . . 406

Introduction . . 1
Chapter One: False Start . . 8
Chapter Two: Aid, Arms, and Bases . . 56
Chapter Three: A Split and a Tilt . . 123
Chapter Four: Picking Up the Pieces . . 171
Chapter Five: A Most Superb and Patriotic Liar . . 225
Chapter Six: Denial and Double Game . . 271
Chapter Seven: Parallel Universes . . 317

Notes . . 351
Acknowledgments . . 387
Index . . 389
About the Author . . 415