Normalization of U.S.-China Relations

An International History

Edited by William C. Kirby

Edited by Robert S. Ross

Edited by Gong Li

    Preface,
    Gong Li

    Contributors

    Introduction,
    by William Kirby, Robert S. Ross, and Gong Li

    1. In Pursuit of a Modus Vivendi: The Taiwan Issue and Sino-American Rapprochement, 1969-1972, Robert Accinelli

    2. China's Domestic Politics and the Normalization of Sino-U.S. Relations, by Li Jie

    3. Prizes Won, Opportunities Lost: The U.S. Normalization of Relations with China, 1972-1979, by Rosemary Foot

    4. The Difficult Path to Diplomatic Relations: China's U.S. Policy, 1972-1978, by Gong Li

    5. The Soviet Factor in Sino-American Normalization, 1969-1979, by Wang Zongchun

    6. Vietnam and Chinese Policy Toward the United States, by Li Danhui

    7. Taiwan's Policy Toward the United States, 1969-1978, by Jaw-ling Joanne Chang

    8. Soviet Policy Toward the United States and China, 1969-1979, by Vitaly Kozyrev

    Notes

    Index

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William C. Kirby is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Edith and Benjamin Geisinger Professor of History at Harvard University.

Robert S. Ross is Professor of Political Science at Boston College and a Research Associate at the John King Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University.

Gong Li is Professor of International Relations at the International Strategic Research Center, Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party.