U.S. Cold War Strategy and the Coordinating Committee for Europe, China: 1945-1994

Author: Cui Pi
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: This book fully utilizes the historical archival documents such as the "National Security Council Files of the United States" and the "Foreign Relations of the United States" that have been gradually declassified since the 1980s. Employing multidisciplinary research methods from history, political science, and statistics, it focuses on the rise and fall of U.S. Cold War strategy, the Coordinating Committee for Export Controls (COCOM), and the China Committee. The book emphasizes the interactive dynamics among economic containment policies, the complex relationship between the United States and Western countries in the field of trade jurisdiction policies, and the impact of U.S. and Western economic containment policies on the economic development and modernization processes of the Soviet Union and China. It reveals the fundamental characteristics of the development of East-West economic relations during the Cold War era and opens up a new field for international Cold War studies in China.