This book provides a comprehensive examination of the political, diplomatic, and economic relations between the United States and China throughout the twentieth century. Michael Schaller analyzes major historical events, ideological confrontations, and policy shifts that shaped the complex bilateral relationship, from early interactions to the Cold War era. The work highlights how both nationsâ…
This volume examines the shifting relationship between the peoples and governments of the United States and China during the last century. By focusing on personalities and cultures as well as politics, the author explains the misperceptions that have driven the two countries together and apart.