Chapter 1 Introduction, Robert S. Ross, Herbert J. Ellison; Part 1 China; Chapter 2 The Significance of Tripolarity in Chinas Policy Toward the United States Since 1972, Michael B. Yahuda; Chapter 3 The Strategic Triangle and Chinas Soviet Policy, Chi Su; Part 2 The Soviet Union; Chapter 4 Sino-Soviet Relations: The American Factor, Robert Legvold; Chapter 5 Soviet-Chinese Relations: The Experience of Two Decades, Herbert J. Ellison; Part 3 The United States; Chapter 6 U.S. Policy Toward the Soviet Union, 197090: The Impact of China, Stephen Sestanovich; Chapter 7 U.S. Policy Toward China: The Strategic Context and the Policy-Making Process, Robert S. Ross; Chapter 8 Conclusion: Tripolarity and Policy Making, Robert S. Ross;
