Introduction: toward an understanding of China's worldview / Yong Deng and Fei-Ling Wang -- Self-image and strategic intentions : national confidence and political insecurity / Fei-Ling Wang -- Conception of national interests : realpolitik, liberal dilemma, and the possibility of change / Yong Deng -- Managing conflict : Chinese perspectives on multilateral diplomacy and collective security / Jianwei Wang -- Human rights and democracy / Ming Wan -- Nuclear nonproliferation / Weixing Hu -- Public images of the United States / Ming Zhang -- Sino-U.S. relations : the economic dimensions / Yasheng Huang -- China and its Asian neighbors : implications for Sino-U.S. relations / Bin Yu -- Taiwan : from peaceful offense to coercive strategy / Suisheng Zhao -- Pride, pressure, politics : the roots of China's worldview / Thomas J. Christensen.