Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. Introduction 3
6. The Past in the Present: The Reach of History on the Sino-Central Asian Frontier 19
7. Treading Carefully: China Enters the Central Asian Arena, 1992–96 49
8. Pushing the Boundaries: Deepening Sino-Central Asian Cooperation, 1996–2001 78
9. A Momentary Setback: Sino-Central Asian Relations in the Post-September 11 World Order, 2001–2 117
10. China in Central Asia: A New Regional Power after 2002? 151
11. Conclusion 184
12. Notes 190
13. Bibliography 222
14. Index 244