China's key bilateral relationships: partners or just peers?

Table of Contents

1. The outlook for US–China relations

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2. Closer and more balanced: China–US relations in transition

Trends of change

From limited contact to comprehensive relations

From restricted cooperation to extensive cooperation

From asymmetrical to more balanced interactions

Growing stakes, China’s rise and converging values

Growing stakes

China’s rise

Convergence of values

Challenges and constraints

Zero-sum perceptions of interest

Differences in values and political orientation

Structural uncertainties brought about by the rise of China

Prospects for development

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3. China–Japan relations at a new juncture

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4. Japanese perspectives on the rise of China

5. Sino–Indian relations and the rise of China

Introduction

Will India and China rise relatively equally?

The effect on Sino–Indian relations

Balancing China and India–US relations

Conclusion

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6. The rise of Chindia and its impact on the world system

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VII

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7. Sino–Russian relations in the ‘post’-Putin era

Introduction: guns and games of August

Putin’s eight years and beyond

How strategic are Sino–Russian relations?

The ordinariness and extraordinariness of Medvedev’s visit

Medvedev’s ‘Westpolitik’ through Beijing

China’s ‘old friend’ and new challenges

South Ossetia and its fallout

Russia’s story

China’s ‘independent’ foreign policy: beyond the Georgian–Russian conflict

The ‘West’s civil war’ again? Stupid!

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