| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8页 |
| Chapter One: Introduction | 第13-23页 |
| 1.1 Context for the Study: Intercultural Contact through China’s Belt and Road Policy | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Overview of the 16+1 Initiative between China and Central Eastern European Countries (CEEC) .. | 第14-17页 |
| 1.3 Challenges in CEEC-Sino 16+1 Development: Building Sino-Montenegro Relations | 第17-19页 |
| 1.4 Scope of the Research: Analyzing China-Montenegro Relations in the 16+1 | 第19-20页 |
| 1.5 Theoretical Frames for the Research: Intercultural Adaptation and Diversity Models | 第20-21页 |
| 1.6 Thesis Aims and Research Questions | 第21-22页 |
| 1.7 Overview of the Thesis Chapters and Contents | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter Two: Literature Review | 第23-31页 |
| 2.1 Culture in the Context of International Relations and Cooperation | 第23页 |
| 2.2 Intercultural and Cross-cultural Communication: Concepts and Operationalization | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3 Considering Influences on Cultural Difference: Constructs and Dimensions | 第25-26页 |
| 2.4 Intercultural Frameworks for Adaptation to Cultural Difference | 第26-28页 |
| 2.4.1 Berry and Ward’s Acculturation/Adaptation Theories | 第26-27页 |
| 2.4.2 Triandis’ Theoretical Framework for Understanding Cultural Distance in Diversity | 第27-28页 |
| 2.5 The Framework Adopted: Triandis’ et al. (1994) “Model for the Study of Diversity” | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Three: Literature Review and Descriptive Analysis of Sino-Montenegrin Relations | 第31-38页 |
| 3.1 Cross-Cultural Comparison of China and Montenegro | 第31-38页 |
| 3.1.1 History of Conflict | 第31-32页 |
| 3.1.2 Cultural Distance between Montenegro and China | 第32-38页 |
| Chapter Four: Methodology—Statistical Research Design | 第38-46页 |
| 4.1 Research Purpose and Objectives | 第38页 |
| 4.2 Operationalizing Triandis’ Theory: Analysis Domains | 第38-39页 |
| 4.3 Designing and Developing the Empirical Research: Questionnaire | 第39-45页 |
| 4.3.1 Sampling Procedures and Respondents | 第39-40页 |
| 4.3.2 Questionaire Demographic Design | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3.3 Questionaire Scales Adopted or Adapted | 第41-45页 |
| 4.4 Data Collection | 第45-46页 |
| 4.4.1 Survey Distribution and Data Collection | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter Five: Data Analysis | 第46-54页 |
| 5.1 Data Analysis Process | 第46页 |
| 5.2 Analyzing Sociotypes | 第46-49页 |
| 5.2.1 Inter-rater Reliability | 第47-49页 |
| 5.3 Between Groups t-test | 第49-50页 |
| 5.4 Intercultural Contact | 第50-52页 |
| 5.5 Correlations | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Six: Results and Discussion | 第54-61页 |
| 6.1 Results | 第54-56页 |
| 6.1.1 Sociotypes | 第54-55页 |
| 6.1.2 Cultural Distance and Contact | 第55页 |
| 6.1.3 Knowledge of Host | 第55页 |
| 6.1.4 Equal Status Contact | 第55-56页 |
| 6.2 Discussion of Findings | 第56-61页 |
| 6.2.1 Re-examining Triandis’s Framework | 第58-59页 |
| 6.2.2 Revisiting the Research Questions | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Seven: Conclusion | 第61-68页 |
| 7.1 Summary of the Findings | 第61-63页 |
| 7.2 Limitations and Recommendation for Further Research | 第63-64页 |
| 7.3 Future Prospects | 第64-68页 |
| References | 第68-76页 |
| Appendices | 第76-87页 |
| Appendix 1: English Prototype Questionnaire (used for Montenegrins) | 第76-82页 |
| Appendix 2: Chinese Questionnaire (Distributed) | 第82-87页 |
