Bargaining with the State from Afar American Citizenship in Treaty Port China, 1844-1942

Author/creator Scully, Eileen Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press
Description304 p. ill 23.500 x 015.600 cm.
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Summary Annotation <p>In the past sixty years, relations between China and the United States have fluctuated wildly. Such divisive issues as human rights, the future of Tibet and Taiwan, trade imbalances, and illegal immigration have fueled intense debate over how the United States should deal with the most populous nation in the world.</p><p>Nancy Bernkopf Tucker brings together a wide range of interviews on these and other issues, recorded by the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training, with key players in the making and execution of U.S. policy towards China since World War II. Historical events usch as Nixon's trip to China, the Tiananmen Massacre, and the recurring Taiwan Straits crises come to life as never before. Portraits of the essential personalities in Sino-American relations emerge from the pages of <i>China Confidential,</i> including Mao Zedong, Henry Kissinger, Zhou Enlai, Ronald Reagan, Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Lee Teng-hui.</p><p>This rich array of interviews provides the context for understanding the otherwise baffling diplomatic interaction between the United States and China, shedding light on the circumstances under which difficult and crucial decisions were reached and revealing the background and biases of the people who made and carried out those policies.</p>
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LCCN 00064464
ISBN9780231121088
ISBN0231121083 (Trade Cloth) Out of Print
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