The Pragmatic DragonChina shares borders and asserts vast maritime claims with over a dozen countries, and it has had boundary disputes with nearly all of them. Yet in the 1960s, when tensions were escalating with the Soviet Union, India, and the United States, China moved to conclude boundary agreements with these neighbours peacefully. In this wide ranging study of Chinas boundary disputes and settlements, Eric Hyer uncovers a legacy not in keeping with the fearful