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Section 1:The Cold War, 1945–1989 Part1: The International Politics of the Asia-Pacific Introduction 1. The Impact of the Cold War and the Struggles for Independence, 1945–1954 2. The Application of Bipolarity, 1954–1970 3. The Period of Tripolarity, 1971–1989 Part 2:The Policies of the Great Powers 4. The United States and the Asia-Pacific 5. The Soviet Union/Russia and the Asia-Pacific 6. China and the Asia-Pacific 7. Japan and the Asia-Pacific Section 2:The post-Cold War Period Part1: The Era of American Pre-Eminence 8. From Unipolarity to Multipolarity 1991-2010 9. The United States: From the End of the Cold War to the War on Terrorism and Beyond 10. China: China’s Ascent to Global Economic Power and Political Influence 11. Japan: Coping with Relative Decline