Negotiating with the enemy : U.S.-China talks during the Cold War, 1949-1972 / Yafeng Xia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Xia, Yafeng, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Negotiation--United States--History--20th century.

Negotiation.

Negotiation--China--History--20th century.

Cold War.

United States--Foreign relations--China.

United States.

China--Foreign relations--United States.

China.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

U.S.-China talks during the Cold War, 1949-1972

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""A very good attempt to give a coherent and consistent account of the China-U.S. contacts during the Cold War.... [R]eaders will certainly gain a better understanding of this interesting and intricate history."" -- Zhou Wenzhong, Chinese Ambassador to the United StatesFew relationships during the Cold War were as dramatic as that between the United States and China. During World War II, China was America's ally against Japan. By 1949, the two countries viewed each other as adversaries and soon

Contents:

Establishing contact : Huang-Stuart talks, 1949

Negotiating while fighting : the Korean armistice talks, 1951-53

Creating a special channel : the ambassadorial talks, 1955-60

Negotiating at cross-purposes : the ambassadorial talks, 1961-68

Entering a new era : toward higher-level talks, January 1969-June 1971

Breaking the ice : Kissinger and Haig in Beijing, July 1971-January 1972

Summit talks : Nixon's China trip, February 1972.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-318) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-07550-0

9786612075506

0-253-11237-0

OCLC:

476101549