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collision crisis, and describes the prudent attitude which the PRC leadership took in dealing with these issues. However, Zhao also cautions that there is no guarantee that antagonistic nationalism will not rear its head, and concludes by arguing for assisting China in "creat [ing] an environment that will reduce its feelings of insecurity and increase its feelings of healthy selfrespect" (p. 79).Chapters six and seven are by June Teufel Dreyer and J. Stapleton Roy, respectively. Dreyer provides a chronological account of China's perception of the world around it, and the corresponding makeovers in its foreign and security policies, from the founding of the PRC, through the 1989 Tiananmen Incident and the 9/11 attacks, until the close of 2002. In the last chapter, Roy shifts the viewpoint to the other side of the Pacific, and reflects on how the US has been perceiving China in recent years. He concludes the volume by remarking that while present-day bilateral relations are for the most part cooperative, the future does remain obscure.While seeing the appendices making up almost one-third of the overall bulk is somewhat disappointing, the book does a fairly good job of presenting an overall outline of Sino-American relations across a broad spectrum in very short, easily readable chapters. As such, it would be suitable for undergraduate students and newcomers to the field of Chinese studies.