Conflict and Cooperation in Sino-US Relations offers a timely and current look at one of the world's weightiest bilateral relationships. It goes beyond detailing the conflict and cooperation that have been an integral facet of China-US interactions since 1972, to gauging its evolution and future trends, examining its nuances in regards to diverse issues such as the Asia Pacific leadership structure, the South China Sea, and the Korean peninsula.

Jean-Marc F. Blanchard is Assistant Dean and Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China, and Executive Director, the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations, USA.

Simon Shen is Associate Professor and Director of Global Studies Programme in the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

1. Taking the Temperature of China-US Conflict and Cooperation: An Introduction 2. A Primer on China-US Relations, 1949-2012: A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed 3. China, the US, and the Transition of Power: A Dual Leadership Structure in the Asia-Pacific 4. China and America: Showdown in the Asia-Pacific? 5. Friend or Foe: Washington, Beijing, and the Dispute over US Security Ties to Taiwan 6. China's North Korea Dilemma and Sino-U.S. Cooperation 7. Tough Love: US-China Economic Relations between Competition and Interdependence 8. US-China Relations in Asia-Pacific Energy Regime Complexes: Cooperative, Complementary and Competitive 9. Dialogues and Their Implications in Sino-American Relations 10. Continuity and Change in Sino-US Military-to-Military Relations 11. From the EP-3 Incident to the USS Kitty Hawk-Song Class Submarine Encounter: The Evolution of Sino-US Crisis Management Communication Mechanisms 12 Conclusion