Introduction
Part 1: The Jesuits' identity and Qing rulership, 1644-1705
Jesuits and their entrance in the Manchu world
The Jesuits' Strategic Turn
The Jesuits and Kangxi's Imperial Household Department
Part 2: Emperor Kangxi's Negotiations with the Pope, 1705-1721
Kangxi, the Jesuits, and the First Papal Legation to China
Kangxi's Fourteen-Year Wait and the Second Papal Legation
Part 3: The Prohibition in 1724
The Yongzheng Emperor and Christian Missionaries
Postscripts: Coincidences? The Rise and Fall of the Christian Mission.