Mao's China and the Cold War

by Chen Jian and Jian Chen

Book Overview

This comprehensive study of China's Cold War experience reveals the crucial role Beijing played in shaping the orientation of the global Cold War and the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union.

The success of China's Communist revolution in 1949 set the stage, Chen says. The Korean War, the Taiwan Strait crises, and the Vietnam War--all of which involved China as a central actor--represented the only major "hot" conflicts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807849324
• ISBN13: 9780807849323
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"