Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Why China's Foreign Ministry and Diplomats Matter (More Than We Think)
1.Chinese Foreign Policy, MOFA's Role, and the "Practice Turn"
2.Diplomacy's Ascendancy
3.The Field of Diplomacy in China
4.Institutional Habitus and MOFA's Identity Effects
5.China's Twitter Diplomacy
Conclusion: Representations of Assertiveness and "Wolf Warriors"
Appendix A: Instances of the PRC's Cooperative and Assertive Behavior in Southeast Asia
Appendix B: Interviewee Profiles
Notes
References
Index