Introducing China: the world's oldest great power charts its next comeback
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1.Imperial China: Practice Makes Perfect? --China's first rise --The tribute system --The Imperial legacy --2.The People's Republic of China: Early Foreign and Security Policy Choices --The Mao era --US-China re-engagement --Post-Cold War: The United States repositions China in its worldview --China re-calibrates --The 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks --Taiwan and Korea: continuing flashpoints --Taiwan --Korea --3.China's Military Modernisation --The transparency question --Defence Doctrine and Force Posture --Nuclear forces --Assessment.