Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-209) and index.
Images in international affairs and their legacy for China -- China 'leans to one side' in the Cold War -- China against the world -- China re-joins the Cold War ... against the Soviet Union -- A reviving Middle Kingdom for China -- A reviving Middle Kingdom for China's neighbours -- Up against the hegemon, the USA -- China and the world in the twenty-first century -- The international system and China in the twenty-first century.