Preface to English Version / I Preface to Chinese Version / VII World Order / 001 2014: A Turning Point in the World Order / 003 Debating 21st Century Order / 014 Under a Common Roof: China’s View of the Global Order / 025 Disorder or Reconstruction of Order? / 034 Global Changes and China’s Role / 043 For Peace and Development in the 21st Century / 045 A Century Later —A Retrospective on the Two World Wars / 049 Are China and the US Missing Opportunities? / 067 International Order and China’s Place in It / 076 Major Countries Need to Build Trust Among Them / 080 Economic Globalization in a World Full of Uncertainties / 086 Global Changes and China’s Role / 096 China’s Vision for the World: A Community with a Shared Future for Mankind / 111 China-US Relations / 123 China and the US, Learning to Work Together / 125 The Way Forward for China-US Relations / 133 How Chinese and Americans Are Reading Each Other and Why It Matters / 143 China and the US: Rebuilding Consensus? / 155 Three Aspects of China-US Relations to Watch on the Eve of the G20 Summit in 2016 / 164 Dialogue with Dr. Henry Kissinger��I��: Growing Anxieties: How Overestimation of China is Affecting the US Views / 181 Dialogue with Dr. Henry Kissinger��II��: China’s Options and Impact on a New Order / 190 Dialogue with Dr.Henry Kissinger��III��: The World Order and China-US Relations / 200 Dialogue with Dr. Henry Kissinger��IV��: A Discussion on World Order / 215 Dialogue with Professor Francis Fukuyama / 224 China-Russia Relations / 233 Are China and Russia Partnering to Create an Axis? / 235 Peace in Asia / 251 Northeast Asia Security Cooperation: The Role for China / 253 Harmony Is a Blessing for China and Its Neighbors / 266 Can East Asia Continue the Momentum of Regional Cooperation? / 271 The Korean Nuclear Issue: Past, Present, and Future / 277 Is There Hope for Peaceful Settlement of Korean Nuclear Issue? / 329 The South China Sea / 337 Why China Says No to the Arbitration on the South China Sea Issue / 339 South China Sea: How We Got to This Stage / 344 The Belt and Road Initiative / 389 China’s BRI: A Contribution to Fulfilling the Age-old Dream of Eurasian Connectivity / 391 Chinese Way / 401 Different Pictures of China / 403 Let’s Agree to Disagree in Harmony / 407 How Will China Influence the World? / 416 China’s Reform and Development Make Asia and the World Safer / 419 A View on China’s International Standing / 425 China’s Growth and the Debates on Orders / 433 China Needs to Better Communicate with the Outside World / 443 A Roadmap for Managing China’s Rise / 449 Other / 455 In Memory of Ambassador Wu Jianmin / 457 Afterword / 463 Abbreviations and Acronyms / 467