1.China and Its Neighbors: Relations in a New Context Zhang Yunling I.The Changing Situation II.China's Strategy and Policy to the Neighbors llI.The New Mindset IV.New Challenges 2.China-Japan Relations: How to Manage a Complex Relationship? I.Cold Politics and Redefinition II.For a Better Future of the Relations III.Future Perspectives 3.Sino-Japanese Relations: Dynamics of Interdependence and Frictions I.The Early 1990s: Deepening Relations versus the Rise of Political Friction II.The Latter 1990s and after : the Background to "Hot Economics, Cold Politics" III.Background to "Hot Economics, Cold Politics" IV.A New Perspective on the Background to "Cold Politics" 4.The Rise of China and Korea's Strategic Choice Sukhee Han I.a Short Description 1I.Korea's Perception of the Contemporary Sino-US Relations III.Korea's Dual Hedging between the US and China 5.Building Security Regime in Northeast Asia Piao Jianyi I.Situation and the Issue on the Korean Peninsula II.Trend of Evolution of SKI) III.Main Issues for Northeast Asian Security Regime 6.Evolution of the Relations between China and ASEAN La Jianren I.Relations in the History II.Relations during the Cold War I1I.Relafons after the Cold War IV.Strengthening Economic Relations V.Prospects of China-ASEAN Relations 7.Dealing with a Rising China in the New Millennium:a View from ASEAN I.The Setting II.Three Cheers to Multilateralism llI.The Balancing Act IV.Building a Closer Security Relationship V.ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership: an Assessment VI.Concluding Observations 8.ASEAN and China Relations: Seeking for Economic Cooperation I.Overview of ASEAN-China Economic Relations II.Dealing with a Rising Chinese Economy …… 9.Is competitive Partnership between China and India viable? 10.China and south asia in the New Era 11.China and south Asian relations in a new perspective 12.The evolution of china-Russia-US triangular Relationship 13.Russia and China:consolidating the strategic Partnership 14.Central Asian countries and china:managing the Transition 15.A Rising china and a Lonely superpower America 16.Dealing with a rising chinaUs strategy and Policy