Making China Policy: Lessons from the Bush and Clinton Administrations

Myers, Ramon Hawley (Editor)/ Oksenberg, Michel C. (Editor)/ Shambaugh, David L. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0742509648 / ISBN 13: 9780742509641

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, 2001

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314 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making China Policy: Lessons from the Bush and Clinton Administrations
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742509648
• ISBN 13: 9780742509641
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.48 kilograms

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Synopsis

This thoughtful volume is the first to evaluate comprehensively the formation and execution of U.S. policy toward China and Taiwan during the crucial twelve years of the Bush and Clinton administrations. Drawing on an unprecedented array of sources, a group of leading international experts explores the increasingly complex environment facing policymakers in the wake of the tragic events of Tiananmen, particularly the growing role played by interest group lobbies, media commentary, and Congress. All these influences combined to dismantle the bipartisan agreement that had supported positive relations with Beijing, replacing it with a more politicized and pluralized policy arena. The authors document how, within this new context, the Bush and Clinton administrations struggled to forge consensus, implement China policies, and maintain a modicum of relations with the PRC. The study focuses systematically on the range of domestic influences, but also considers the less-obvious but vital roles played by European and Asian nations, as well as Taiwan and China itself. Offering novel interpretations based on pathbreaking research, this book will be indispensable for all those interested in understanding the intricacies that influence the delicate relationship between the United States, China, and Taiwan.

About the Author

Ramon Myers is senior fellow and curator-scholar of the East Asia Collection at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Michel C. Oksenberg was, at the time of his passing in February 2001, a senior fellow at the Institute of International Studies Asia/Pacific Research Center of Stanford University and the Hoover Institution. David Shambaugh is professor of political science and international affairs and director of the China Policy Program at George Washington University, and nonresident senior fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution.