China Cross Talk

The American Debate over China Policy since Normalization

Scott Kennedy

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Year: 2002
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9780742573130
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Asian Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

The biggest untapped market in the world? The last great communist threat? The free-trade partner? The human rights scourge? China Cross Talk provides a front-row seat to the most memorable scenes in the American debate over China policy since 1978. Representing the full spectrum of opinion on this divisive issue, selections range from op-ed articles and commentaries to speeches by leading government officials; from congressional testimony to editorial cartoons. They touch upon the whole range of security, economic, and political issues that have affected the relationship, including the benefits and dangers of diplomatic recognition, managing Taiwan, most-favored-nation status, China's Olympic bids, proliferation, growing Chinese power, and the April 2001 plane collision incident over the South China Sea.

As firsthand intellectual history, this anthology allows participants in the debate to speak in their own voices. Spanning a quarter century, it offers readers the chance to see how the dispute has evolved and how even some individuals have changed their positions, sometimes radically. While the book focuses on China policy, the debate is emblematic of the broader conversation America has engaged in over the past century about its proper role in the world. As such, China Cross Talk should interest students of U.S.-China relations and American foreign policy, the policy community, and general readers.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Acknowledgments
• PART I - TOWARD FULL NORMALIZATION (1978–1983)
• PART II - THE GOLDEN YEARS (1984-1988)
• PART III - IN THE WAKE OF TIANANMEN (1989–1992)
• PART IV - TRYING A NEW CHINA STRATEGY (1993–1995)
• PART V - MOUNTING WORRIES OVER CHINA (1996–2000)
• PART VI - CHINA: A STRATEGIC COMPETITOR? (2001)
• PART VII - CHINESE REACTIONS TO THE AMERICAN DEBATE
• Further Reading
• Index
• About the Contributors