Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables viii
4. Acknowledgments x
5. Note on Romanization, Names, and Translation xiii
6. Abbreviations xiv
7. Understanding China’s Regional Diplomacy 3
8. A Regional Competition Theory of Asymmetric Statecraft 18
9. East Asia, 1955–65 56
10. South Asia, 1955–63 91
11. Indochina, 1962–75 123
12. Regional Diplomacy in the New Era 155
13. Conclusion 180
14. Notes 189
15. Bibliography 237
16. Index 263