Donated By: Shailendra Raj Mehta
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Introduction
A Chronology of Chinese History and Corresponding Historical Developments in the Indian Subcontinent
How History and Culture have Shaped China's World View
A Chinese Narrative of Its History
The Mandate of Heaven and Rule over 'All Under Heaven'
How Early Encounters with Hostile Tribes on the Periphery Shaped China's World View
Early Intimations of India as 'Shendu' - the Western Realm
Chinese Pilgrims Journey to the 'West' and Diplomatic Missions Follow
China Creates Its Own Buddhist Universe
The Emergence of a Chinese Cultural Sphere
Riding the Waves: The Emergence of China as a Maritime Power
From Maritime Supremacy to Continental Isolation: China under the Yuan and Ming Dynasties
Tibet and China: A Complex and Contested Relationship
China Under Alian Manchus: The Qing Dynasty
China's Century of Humiliation and Its Response to the Western Challenge
India as Teacher by Negative Example
The Chinese Communist Party Rules 'All Under Heaven'
How China Sees India and the World: The Years of Transformation
Xi Jinping's China Dream and the Community of Common Destiny
The Future of India-China Relations
Afterword: China in the Post-Ukraine War World
Appendix: A Note on the Chinese Script
Notes
Acknowledgements
Select Bibliography
Index
Excerpt from Shyam Saran's How India Sees the World.