Britain, France, West Germany and the People's Republic of China 1969-1982 : the European dimension of China's great transition /: the European dimension of China's great transition. (2016)
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- Title:
- Britain, France, West Germany and the People's Republic of China 1969-1982 : the European dimension of China's great transition /: the European dimension of China's great transition. (2016)
- Main Title:
- Britain, France, West Germany and the People's Republic of China 1969-1982 : the European dimension of China's great transition
- Further Information:
- Note: Martin Albers.
- Authors:
- Albers, Martin
- Contents:
- Note on Spelling and Translations; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; Dimensions of Sino-European Exchange; Comparing Britain, France and West Germany; Chapter 2: Historical Background to Sino-European Rapprochement in the 1970s; The Legacies of Imperialism; Europe's Ambivalent Past in China; Rapprochement Tried and Failed: London, Hong Kong and Beijing, 1949-69; The Significance of 1964 for Sino-French Relations; Divided States in the Early Cold War: West Germany and China After 1949; Conclusion. Chapter 3: Western Europe and D́etente in East Asia, 1969-72The Cultural Revolution and China's Foreign Relations; France: Preserving the Gaullist Legacy and Striving for a Multipolar World; Britain: Coming to Terms with Difficult Partners; West Germany: Selling Ostpolitik to Beijing; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Promotion of European Exports to China and the Role of Economic Diplomacy, 1969-72; Creating Economic Links in a Challenging Environment; France: The Failure to Turn Diplomatic Advantage into Economic Success; Britain: State Interventionism and Its Limits. West Germany: Rhenish Capitalism and China Trade Conclusion; Chapter 5: The Diplomacy of High-Level Visits During the Twilight of Maoism, 1973-77; Beijing's Interest in Western Europe; France: A Symbolic Partnership Continued; Britain: Preferential Treatment for the Tories; West Germany: Domestic Polarisation and Schmidt's Pragmatic China Policy; Excursion:Note on Spelling and Translations; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; Dimensions of Sino-European Exchange; Comparing Britain, France and West Germany; Chapter 2: Historical Background to Sino-European Rapprochement in the 1970s; The Legacies of Imperialism; Europe's Ambivalent Past in China; Rapprochement Tried and Failed: London, Hong Kong and Beijing, 1949-69; The Significance of 1964 for Sino-French Relations; Divided States in the Early Cold War: West Germany and China After 1949; Conclusion. Chapter 3: Western Europe and D́etente in East Asia, 1969-72The Cultural Revolution and China's Foreign Relations; France: Preserving the Gaullist Legacy and Striving for a Multipolar World; Britain: Coming to Terms with Difficult Partners; West Germany: Selling Ostpolitik to Beijing; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Promotion of European Exports to China and the Role of Economic Diplomacy, 1969-72; Creating Economic Links in a Challenging Environment; France: The Failure to Turn Diplomatic Advantage into Economic Success; Britain: State Interventionism and Its Limits. West Germany: Rhenish Capitalism and China Trade Conclusion; Chapter 5: The Diplomacy of High-Level Visits During the Twilight of Maoism, 1973-77; Beijing's Interest in Western Europe; France: A Symbolic Partnership Continued; Britain: Preferential Treatment for the Tories; West Germany: Domestic Polarisation and Schmidt's Pragmatic China Policy; Excursion: Enter the European Community; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Widening and Deepening the Relationship with China Before the Reforms, 1973-77; Facing Common Challenges; France: The Dirigiste Model of China Policy. Britain: In Search of a Coherent StrategyWest Germany: High Ideals and Hard-Headed Businessmen; Conclusion; Chapter 7: The 'Alliance Era' and Strategic Cooperation with China, 1978-82; Deng's Reforms and the Crisis of D́etente; France: New Cooperation and Old Dilemmas; Britain: Common Interests but No Alliance with China; West Germany: No Guns for the Chinese Communists; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Promoting Transnational Exchange with China in the Age of Reform, 1978-82; Europe's Importance for China's Great Transition; France: China's Opening as Economic Challenge. Britain: The State Scales Back on China Policy West Germany: Fostering Exchange Below the Radar of Cold War Politics; Conclusion; Chapter 9: Conclusion; The Main Factors Determining European China Policies; External Factors: Managing Europe's Decline in a Cold War Context; Varieties of China-Oriented Capitalism and the Domestic Face of the Cold War; Ghosts of the Past: The Importance of History; Why Does this Matter? The Importance of European Ties with the PRC; The European Dimension of Sino-Western Relations. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 900
International relations
HISTORY -- Civilization
HISTORY -- Essays
HISTORY -- Reference
HISTORY -- Social History
International relations
Diplomatic relations
Internationale Politik
History
European History
History of China
Political History
International Relations
Europe, Western -- Foreign relations -- China
China -- Foreign relations -- Europe, Western
China -- History
Europe -- History
Europe
China
Europe, Western
China
Frankreich
Großbritannien
History
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- 9781137565679
1137565675 - Related ISBNs:
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- Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-325) and index.
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