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Preface . . vii
A Note on the Pronunciation of Chinese Names . . xi

1. The Middle Kingdom . . 3
2. Patterns of Traditional Chinese Life . . 10
3. Imperial Breakdown and Western Invasion . . 32
4. The New Chinese Republic . . 65
5. Nationalists and Communists . . 88
6. China at War . . 111
7. Creating the New Order: 1949-1957 . . 130
8. The Great Leap and the Bad Fall . . 163
9. The Cultural Revolution . . 189
10. A Second Revolution: The Reforms of Deng Xiaoping . . 219
11. The Era of Jiang Zemin . . 239
12. China in the World . . 259
13. The Fourth Generation . . 277

Notes . . 307
Suggested Readings . . 317
Index . . 323
About the Authors . . 337

Acknowledgments . . ix
Series Editor's Preface . . xi
Abbreviations . . xvi
List of Maps . . xvii

Introduction . . 3
1. Sino-Afghani Border Relations . . 13
2. Bhutan-China Border Disputes and Their Geopolitical Implications . . 23
3. Brunei's Contested Sea Border with China . . 37
4. India's Intractable Border Dispute with China . . 47
5. Indonesia's "Invisible" Border with China . . 61
6. Sino-Japanese Territorial and Maritime Disputes . . 81
7. Kazakhstan's Border Relations with China . . 97
8. Sino-Korean Border Relations . . 111
9. Kyrgyzstan: China's Regional Playground? . . 127
10. The China-Laos Boundary: Lan Xang Meets the Middle Kingdom . . 143
11. Malaysia and China: Economic Growth Overshadows . . 155
12. Sino-Mongol Border: From Conflict to Precarious Resolution . . 169
13. The Sino-Myanmar Border . . 191
14. China-Nepal Border: Potential Hot Spot? . . 205
15. The Sino-Pakistan Border: Stability in an Unstable Region . . 219
16. Philippine-China Border Relations: Cautious Engagement Amid Tensions . . 235
17. Sino-Russian Border Resolution . . 251
18. PRC Disputes with the ROC on Taiwan . . 267
19. Tajikistan-China Border Normalization . . 283
20. Sino-Vietnamese Border Disputes . . 295

Conclusions . . 311
Selected Bibliography . . 331
Index . . 341
About the Editors and Contributors . . 365