U.S.-China relations : perilous past, uncertain present / Robert G. Sutter, George Washington University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sutter, Robert G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--China.

United States.

International relations.

China.

China--Foreign relations--United States.

Diplomatic relations.

Physical Description:

iii, 331 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Summary:

This comprehensive and balanced assessment of the historical and contemporary determinants of Sino-American relations, now updated through 2017, explains the conflicted engagement between the two governments. Offering a welcome richness of discussion and analysis, Sutter explores the twists and turns of the relationship over the past two hundred years. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Patterns of American-Chinese relations prior to World War II

Relations during World War II, civil war, cold war

Rapprochement and normalization

Tiananmen, Taiwan, and post-Cold War realities, 1989-2000

Pragmatism amid differences during the George W. Bush administration

Obama, Trump and Xi Jinping: pragmatism falters amid acrimony and tensions

Security issues in contemporary U.S.-China relations

Economic and environmental issues in contemporary U.S.-China relations

Taiwan and East Asian maritime disputes in contemporary U.S.-China relations

Issues of human rights in contemporary U.S.-China relations

Outlook.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Sutter, Robert G. U.S.-China relations.

ISBN:

9781538105337

1538105330

9781538105344

1538105349

OCLC:

1003489390