Cover --Half Title --Title Page --Copyright Page --Dedication --Table of Contents --List of illustrations --Preface --List of abbreviations --1. Introduction --What is trust? --Measuring trust --Determinants of trust --What is empathy? --Love changes everything --Psychology of international relations --State actor --Empathy between states --HISE framework --Notes --Bibliography --2. Generic trust --America in her own eyes --America's view of China --China in her own eyes --China's view of America --Notes --Bibliography --3. Climate change --Climate change --Racing against the clock --The US perspective on climate change Chinese perspective on climate changeConclusion --Notes --Bibliography --4. Financial crisis --Introduction --Chinese perspectives on the Global Financial Crisis --US perspectives on the Global Financial Crisis --How different are US and Chinese perspectives on the GFC? --Conclusion --Notes --Bibliography --5. International security --Military balance --The PLA --The US armed forces --Nuclear arsenal --Cyber warfare --The US perspective on international security --China's perspective on international security --Conclusion --Notes --Bibliography --6. Conclusion --Climate change --Financial crisis International securityLinkages --Asymmetric knowledge --Perception and trust --Trust between states --Notes --Bibliography --Index.