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Product Description This is a comparative study of U.S.-China mutual images in the post-Tiananmen and post-Cold War context. It theoretically and empirically explores three broad questions: what are the cognitive structures and ingredients of Sino-American mutual images, and how do they converge or conflict witheach other? With the current mutual images of the American and Chinese elites as a base line, how have these images evolved since the 1970s, and what patterns of perceptual change have emerged? And finally, what are some of the important sources of image formation and evolution and how do theyfunction for different image dimensions? Review `Wang's findings are important in a number of ways. The study takes national image studies to a new level methodologically, suggesting how such images might affect the bilateral relationship over time.' Journal of Contemporary China About the Author Jianwei Wang is Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.