| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| INTRODUCTION | 第8-11页 |
| CHAPTER 1 RESEARCH ORIENTATION | 第11-19页 |
| ·LITERATURE REVIEW | 第11-16页 |
| ·AIMS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH | 第16-19页 |
| CHAPTER 2 US PERSPECTIVES OF CHINA | 第19-33页 |
| ·GENERAL PERSPECTIVE | 第19-28页 |
| ·PERSPECTIVE ON ECONOMY | 第28-29页 |
| ·PERSPECTIVE ON POLITICS, LAWS AND REGULATIONS | 第29-30页 |
| ·PERSPECTIVE ON DIPLOMACY, MILITARY AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | 第30-31页 |
| ·PERSPECTIVE ON CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY | 第31-33页 |
| CHAPTER 3 THE REAL CHINA: COMPARISON WITH THE US PERCEPTION | 第33-62页 |
| ·THE US ASSESSMENT OF CHINA | 第33-38页 |
| ·General image | 第33-34页 |
| ·Economy | 第34-35页 |
| ·Politics, Laws and Regulations | 第35-36页 |
| ·Diplomacy, Military and International Organizations | 第36-37页 |
| ·Culture, Environment and Technology | 第37-38页 |
| ·AGREEMENT | 第38-49页 |
| ·General Image | 第38-39页 |
| ·Economy | 第39-42页 |
| ·Politics, Laws and Regulations | 第42-44页 |
| ·Diplomacy, Military and International Organizations | 第44-46页 |
| ·Culture, Environment and Technology | 第46-49页 |
| ·DISCREPANCY | 第49-62页 |
| ·General Image | 第49-50页 |
| ·Economy | 第50-53页 |
| ·Politics, Laws and Regulations | 第53-57页 |
| ·Diplomacy, Military and International Organizations | 第57-59页 |
| ·Culture, Environment and Technology | 第59-62页 |
| CHAPTER 4 CHINA’S CHOICE IN THE NEW ERA | 第62-69页 |
| ·ACCURATE PERCEPTIONS: UNDERSTAND HOW OTHER COUNTRIES PERCEIVE CHINA | 第62-64页 |
| ·APPROPRIATE EVALUATION OF CHINA | 第64-65页 |
| ·UNAMBIGUOUS COMMUNICATION | 第65-66页 |
| ·PRAGMATIC AND STRAIGHTFORWARD APPROACH | 第66-69页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第69-72页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第72-77页 |
