The practice of power : US relations with China since 1949 /

This book looks at changes in American relations with China since 1949. Focusing on some of the attributes of power, it shows how American positions on Chinese representation at the UN and the trade embargo were subtly eroded.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Foot, Rosemary, 1948-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1995.
Subjects:	United States > Foreign relations > China. China > Foreign relations > United States. Diplomacy. États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Chine. Chine > Relations extérieures > États-Unis. Diplomatie. diplomacy. 15.50 general world history; history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: general. 15.75 history of Asia. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International. POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General. Diplomatic relations China United States Außenpolitik USA Buitenlandse betrekkingen. Foreign policy. Geschichte 1949-1994 Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: Power and the US-Chinese Relationship
2. US Hegemony and International Legitimacy: The Chinese Representation Issue at the United Nations
3. Trading with the Enemy: The USA and the China Trade Embargo
4. 'We the People': US Public Opinion and China Policy
5. Balancing Against Threats: The Rise and Fall of the Sino-Soviet Alliance
6. The Iron Wall: China's Conventional Military Capabilities
7. The Politics of Nuclear Weapons: China as a Nuclear Power
8. China as the 'Wave of the Future': The Chinese Politico-Economic Model
9. International Order and US Structural Power: The US Relationship with China since 1979
10. Summary and Conclusion.