A 4,000 Kilometer Journey Along the Sino-Russian Border

Preface and Acknowledgements		.....	ix	489KB

Introduction
	Two Views on Sino-Russian Relations	.....	2
	The Border Area as a Critical Factor	.....	3
	How This Story Is Told	.....	6

Chapter 1:	Border Demarcation Negotiated: 1991-1997			485KB
1.	Booming Border	.....	10
2.	The 1991 Agreement on the Sino-Russian Eastern Border	.....	14
3.	A Territorial Campaign	.....	18
4.	A Last-minute Compromise	.....	23

Chapter 2:	The Chinese Dream for the Tumen River			713KB
1.	Chinese Watching the Sea of Japan	.....	34
2.	Russian Response	.....	40
3.	The Khasan Problem	.....	44
4.	After the Dispute	.....	51

Chapter 3:	Ussuri and the Bear			841KB
1.	The Damanskii Syndrome	.....	58
2.	The Disputed Islands and the Ussuri River Myth	.....	62
3.	The Thorn of the Amur-Ussuri Delta	.....	69
4.	A Bridge on the Border	.....	79

Chapter 4:	Amur Domino			891KB
1.	The Jewish Autonomous Oblast	.....	92
2.	Amur Oblast	.....	100
3.	The Mystery of the Amur Islands	.....	103
4.	A Two-Thousand Kilometer Belt on the Amur River	.....	111

Chapter 5:	The Two-Headed "Black Dragon"			1,288KB
1.	The Transformation of Heilongjiang	.....	126
2.	Suifenhe's Story	.....	132
3.	Challenges Facing Heihe	.....	141
4.	The Sorrow of the Amur	.....	149

Chapter 6:	Border Zone "Zero"			785KB
1.	The First Pillar of the Sino-Russian Eastern Border	.....	153
2.	The Origin of the Argun River	.....	161
3.	The Menkeseli Model	.....	164
4.	The Bridge to Eurasia	.....	168

Conclusion:	Beyond the Border Issue			728KB
1.	Shanghai Rhapsody	.....	178
2.	A Safety Net	.....	183
3.	Verbal Politics	.....	187
4.	The Neverending Story	.....	194

References	........................................		198

Index	........................................		206