Cover
Halftitle page
By the same author
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Contents
Plates and Maps
Acknowledgements
Maps
Introduction: The Great Reversal: Britain's China Story
1 Partners at the Edge,1550-1720
2 Coming Within Sight, 1720-87
3 A Time of Diplomats: Macartney and Amherst, 1787-1830
4 The Era of Conflict: The First Anglo-Chinese War, 1830-43
5 A World to Build: The Era of the Second Anglo-Chinese War and Its Aftermath, 1843-64
6 Of Consuls, Customs and Commerce, 1864-1900
7 The Start of British Retreat, 1900-25

8 Chaos and War, 1925-49
9 The Cold War Era: Britain Making Friends with the Communists, 1949-71
10 Getting Closer: Resolution of the Hong Kong Issue, 1972-97
11 The Great Shift: Britain in the Era of Chinese Dominance, 1997-2023
Chronology
Notes
Bibliography
Index