part one relations with major countries chapter 1 the united states: rival or friend? 1.1 us presidents in my eyes 1.2 contacts with us secretaries of state. 1.3 a tit-for-tat struggle over the question of taiwan 1.4 bombing of the chinese embassy in yugoslavia. 1.5 bid farewell to most-favored-nation treatment 1.6 “9/11” and chinas response 1.7 the great way cannot be blocked chapter 2 russia: moscow does not believe in tears 2.1 suggestions, yes; coercion, no 2.2 frequent visits between leaders, and mutual understan and mutual acmodation between two peoples 2.3 why the soviet union disintegrated chapter 3 france: eiffel tower in “chinese red” 3.1 a box of foie gras that went off because of me 3.2 french etiquette is a delight 3.3 “yes. i will smoke now.” 3.4 “my plane problem is your taiwan issue” chapter 4 britain: out of scores 4.1 the british empire no longer ests, but its influence remains 4.2 an interpreter could diffuse awkwardness 4.3 negotiations may not be so formal 4.4 dispute is also a kind of negotiation 4.5 striving to lift the embargo on behalf of equality part two a close neior means more than a distant relative chapter 5 dprk: being a friend 5.1 a fellow student of peking university: invaluable friendship but distinctly separate lines between public office and individual feelings 5.2 six party talks: a difficult task to persuade the us and the dprk chapter 6 pakistan: a country i not only like, but passionately love 6.1 china and pakistan are like brothers 6.2 a drop-in will be all right chapter 7 99.9% versus 0.1% 7.1 indian scholar: homage to ji anlin, the “contemporary xuanzang” 7.2 deng aoping: india did not have to worry about the alleged war threats from china 7.3 mao zedong: we easterners have a desire for unity chapter 8 we are relatives 8.1 chinese and thais are “brothers” 8.2 no such a thing as a free “dinner” 8.3 tsunami is ruthless but the people are not chapter 9 china-japan relationship: difficult but essential 9.1 seeing both the good and bad sides of japanese 9.2 putting a case to the people of hiroshima 9.3 allu to the present by means of a historical event in a meeting with prime minister junichiro koizumi …… part three poor friends, good friends, true friends part four diplomacy on the multilateral stage part five foreign affairs are both events and trifles part six enjoying my work afterword
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