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Making China Policy

Lessons from the Bush and Clinton Administrations

Ramon H Myers editor Michel C Oksenberg editor David Shambaugh editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield

Published:15th Oct '01

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This thoughtful volume is the first to evaluate comprehensively the formation and execution of U.S. policy toward China and Taiwan during the crucial twelve years of the Bush and Clinton administrations. Drawing on an unprecedented array of sources, a group of leading international experts explores the increasingly complex environment facing policymakers in the wake of the tragic events of Tiananmen, particularly the growing role played by interest group lobbies, media commentary, and Congress. All these influences combined to dismantle the bipartisan agreement that had supported positive relations with Beijing, replacing it with a more politicized and pluralized policy arena. The authors document how, within this new context, the Bush and Clinton administrations struggled to forge consensus, implement China policies, and maintain a modicum of relations with the PRC. The study focuses systematically on the range of domestic influences, but also considers the less-obvious but vital roles played by European and Asian nations, as well as Taiwan and China itself. Offering novel interpretations based on pathbreaking research, this book will be indispensable for all those interested in understanding the intricacies that influence the delicate relationship between the United States, China, and Taiwan.

...very useful and provides an excellent introduction to the many forces that during the 1990s shaped America's policy towards the PRC. * China Quarterly *
The essays, by recognized specialists, are of uniformly high quality and provide valuable analyses of Washington's China policy during these years of dizzying change. In relatively short discussions, the authors provide excellent summaries of the major developments in Sino-American relations during this period and sophisticated insights into the policy process that produced them. ...a fine volume that provides an excellent overview of the course of America's China policy from 1989-2000 and of the various forces that sought to shape it... * Pacific Affairs *
This conference volume is valuable both for American and Chinese policy-makers and for those who hope to understand how Washington wound up with such a shifting, problematical relationship with China. It also implicitly offers important advice to the present administration. * The China Journal *
The essays, by recognized specialists, are of uniformly high quality and provide valuable analyses of Washington's China policy during these years of dizzying change. In relatively short discussions, the authors provide excellent summaries of the major developments in Sino-American relations during this period and sophisticated insights into the policy process that produced them. ...a fine volume that provides an excellent overview of the course of America's China policy from 1989-2000 and of the various forces that sought to shape it. * Pacific Affairs *

ISBN: 9780742509641

Dimensions: 224mm x 151mm x 24mm

Weight: 481g

324 pages