Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Studying China and Strategic Priorities / Jonathan H. Ping -- Myth-busting : Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Chinese Strategic Culture / Andrew R. Wilson -- Western River Civilization and the Logic of China's Strategic Behavior / Hao Su and Yue Cui -- Analyzing China's Foreign Policy : Domestic Politics, Public Opinion And Leaders / Eric Hyer, Zhang Qingmin and Jordan Hamzawi -- Crises as Impetus for Institutionalization : Maritime Crisis Management Mechanisms in China's Near Seas / Gaye Christoffersen -- The United States of America factor in China's dispute with Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands : Balancing Washington's "rebalancing" in East Asian waters / Ulises Granados -- China's Relations with India : Great Power Statecraft and Territory / Jonathan H. Ping -- United States-China Cooperation : The Role of Pakistan after the Death of Osama Bin Laden / Timothy D. Hoyt -- Chinese Regionalism : Balancing and Constraint in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization / Alica Kizekova -- Conclusion / Brett McCormick