Let History Illuminate the Future (Outlines of Sino-US Relations History)

Author: Wang Dong, Yan Zhihang
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book vividly depicts the 220-year historical panorama of China-US relations from 1784, when the United States opened its oceanic trade routes with China, to the time before George W. Bush's re-election as President in 2004. It offers a unique research perspective to grasp the pulse of contemporary US China policy, reveals the truth behind the formulation of US China policy, and makes scientific predictions on the development of China-US relations and its impact on China's national security. It is currently the most comprehensive study on the history of China-US relations. The peaceful rise of China in the 21st century is inevitable, and this historical process, as well as China's future security environment, is closely linked to China-US relations. Over the past two centuries, the ever-changing China-US relations have had profound impacts on China, which are of particular concern to the knowledgeable. This book vividly depicts the 220-year historical panorama of China-US relations from 1784, when the United States opened its oceanic trade routes with China, to the time before George W. Bush's re-election as President in 2004. It offers a unique research perspective to grasp the pulse of contemporary US China policy, reveals the truth behind the formulation of US China policy, and makes scientific predictions on the development of China-US relations and its impact on China's national security. It is currently the most comprehensive study on the history of China-US relations.