Isolating the Enemy: Diplomatic Strategy in China and the United States, 1953-1956

by Tao Wang

Book Overview

In the crucial moment after the Korean War, the United States and the People's Republic of China circled each other warily. They shifted between confrontation and conciliation, ratcheting up tension yet also embarking on peace initiatives.

Tao Wang offers a new account of Sino-American relations in the mid-1950s that situates the two great powers in their international context. He reveals how both the United States and China adopted a policy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231198175
• ISBN13: 9780231198172
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"