The singularity of China. -- The Kowtow question and the Opium War. -- From preeminence to decline. -- Mao's continuous revolution. -- Triangular diplomacy and the Korean War. -- China confronts both superpowers. -- A decade of crises. -- The road to reconciliation. -- Resumption of relations: first encounters. -- The quasi-alliance: conversations with Mao. -- The end of the Mao era. -- The indestructible Deng. -- "Touching the tiger's buttocks": the third Vietnam War. -- Reagan and the advent of Normaley. -- Tiananmen. -- What kind of reform? Deng 's Southern tour. -- A roller coaster ride toward another. -- The new millennium. -- Does history repeat itself?

1. World politics -- 21st century
2. China -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
3. China -- Foreign relations -- 20th century