Sujian Guo is professor in the Department of Political Science, director of Center for US-China Policy Studies at San Francisco State University, and editor of the Journal of Chinese Political Science. Shiping Hua is associate professor of political science and associate director of the Institute for Democracy and Development at The University of Louisville.

The concept 'peaceful development' has become the new thinking in Chinese foreign policy under the fourth-generation leadership. But what are the new dimensions of Chinese foreign policy and how do they impact China's foreign relations? This is the first edited volume that attempts to address this significant question, and its insightful contributions will enrich understanding of new dimensions of Chinese foreign policy and their implications for China's relations with the world.

Chapter 1 Changing Ideology in China and Its Impact on Chinese Foreign Policy Chapter 2 Understanding the Rise of China: Chinese Intellectual Perspectives Chapter 3 China Rising and Its Foreign Policy Orientations: Perspectives from China's Emerging Elite Chapter 4 China's Contested Rise: Sino-U.S. Relations and the Social Construction of Great Power Status Chapter 5 Tapping Soft Power: Managing China's "Peaceful Rise" and the Implications for the World Chapter 6 "Peaceful Rise": China's Public Diplomacy and International Image Cultivation Chapter 7 China's New Approach to North Korean Nuclear Issue: An Economic Interdependence Chapter 8 China's Middle East Policy and Its Implications for U.S.-China Relations Chapter 9 The Energy Factor in China's Foreign Policy Chapter 10 Increasing Interdependence Between China and the U.S. and Its Implications for China's Foreign Policy