Small states and the search for sovereignty in sinocentric Asia: Japan and Korea in the late nineteenth century -- between tribute and treaty: Sino-Siamese relations from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century -- operated by world views and interfaced by workd orders: traditional and modern Sino-Vietnamese relations -- dealing with the dragon: the China factor in Myanmar's foreign policy -- visions of history, trajectories of power: China and India since decolonisation -- China's re-interpretation of the Chinese "world order", 1900-40s -- the "peaceful rise of China" after the "century of unequal treaties": will history matter? -- mediating Chinese-ness: identity politics and media culture in contemporary China -- family and friends: China in changing Asia

1. foreign relations