Preface Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Theoretical Framework 1.2 Defining State Identity 1.3 The "Power-Identity-Perception" Approach 1.4 Organization of the Book Chapter 2 World Situation, Identities and America's China Policy(1949-1969) 2.1 America's Assessment of the World Situation (1946-1950) 2.2 America's Assessment of the World Situation (1950-1969) 2.3 America's Self-Identity 2.4 America's China Identity 2.5 America's China Policy Summary Chapter 3 World Situation, Identities and America's China Policy(1969-1972) 3.1 Changes in the World Situation during the 1960s 3.2 Changes in American Public Opinion 3.3 Nixon and Kissinger's Assessment of the World Situation 3.4 The Interactions between Beijing and Washington Summary Chapter 4 World Situation, Identities and America's China Policy(1989-1994) 4.1 America's Assessment of the Post-Cold War World 4.2 America's China Identity 4.3 America's China Policy: Promoting Changes in China with Pressure Summary Chapter 5 China and the U.S.in the Current Strategic Uncertainty 5.1 China and the United States between 1996 and 2011 5.2 America's Assessment of the World Situation (2009-2013) 5.3 America's Assessment of China's Uncertain Future 5.4 America's Response to China's Uncertainty 5.5 China's Assessment of the World Situation 5.6 China's Self-Identity and Priority 5.7 China's Assessment of the United States Summary Chapter 6 Conclusion 6.1 Sino-U.S.Convergence on the Assessment the Current World Situation 6.2 The Future of Sino-U.S.Relations Appendix:Twelves Figures in Chapter 5 Bibliography List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements