ch. 1 China's Borderlands and Their International Implications: An Overview / Bill K.P. Chou -- ch. 2 The Disturbances in the Tibetan Areas and Urumqi 2008-2009: Implications for China's International Relations / Colin Mackerras -- ch. 3 Peaceful Rise from the Border: Chinese Practice of Diplomatic Leadership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation / Weiqing Song -- ch. 4 China and Its Central Asian Neighbour / Gudrun Wacker -- ch. 5 Facing Russia and Outer Mongolia: Border City Hulunbeier in the 1960s and the 2000s / TJ Cheng -- ch. 6 Prelude to the Diaoyutai Dispute: Chinese-Japanese Controversy Over the Liuqiu Islands as Seen from an International System-Change Perspective / Edwin Pak-Wah Leung -- ch. 7 China's Northeast Water Frontiers, East China Sea Disputes and Co-Management Approach / Quansheng Zhao -- ch. 8 The Evolution of Beijing's Military Strategy Toward Taiwan / You Ji -- ch. 9 Theorizing Language Rationalisation in Greater China: Political Transition, Self-Governance and Language Outcomes in Post-Handover Hong Kong / Jean-Francois Dupre -- ch. 10 Local Autonomy Matters: One-Country Two-System Policy in Macao and Its Implications for China's Policies on Its Borderlands / Bill K.P. Chou -- ch. 11 China's Myanmar Policy: Challenges and Adjustments / Hong Zhao.