Deng Xiaoping and the United States

Author: Gong Li
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: As a leading scholar in the field of China's foreign relations with the United States, Professor Gong Li, based on an exceptionally rich body of literature, presents Deng Xiaoping's diplomatic thoughts and practices toward the United States with detailed historical accounts, systematic and in-depth analysis, and accurate and reliable understanding. His work offers a comprehensive and well-organized exploration of Deng Xiaoping's diplomatic ideas and actions, and demonstrates numerous innovations in uncovering, organizing, clarifying, and interpreting the truths behind major events in U.S.-China relations and significant historical processes. Gong Li's seminal work vividly recreates the tumultuous changes in China's political landscape and the fluctuations in U.S.-China relations from the 1970s to the early 1990s over more than two decades. With such a wealth of historical facts and extensive documentary evidence, this book systematically examines Deng Xiaoping's policies and practices toward the United States, a rare contribution in China. Therefore, this research holds pioneering significance and fills a gap in the field.