The US Policy Making Process for Post Cold War China: The role of US Think Tanks and Diplomacy

Combining a study of American Think Tanks and a study of American diplomatic policy on China following the Cold War, this book explores in detail the policy-making process, procedures and mechanisms, as well as the roles of various interest groups in the policy-making process for China-related policies. Further, it dissects the policy-making process with regard to selected sensitive policies, such as the US diplomatic policy on Taiwan, China; US trade policy on China; US human rights policy on China; and US environmental and energy policy on China; and analyzes the function and influence of the American Think Tanks in the policy debates. Characterized by its high theoretical value, wealth of historical materials and painstaking analysis, the book is not only of important academic value but also offers a valuable reference guide to support the practical work of related departments in the Chinese government. 

Tao Wenzhao, honorary member of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; research fellow of Graduate Institute of American Studies; Executive Director of Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries; Visiting Scholar in Georgetown University, Stanford University and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, mainly studying history of Sino-American Relations; acting as Visiting Scholar in School of Oriental and African Studies of London University, mainly studying China's foreign relations during the period of Anti-Japanese War; his main works: History of Sino-American Relations, 1911-2000 (three volumes), American Diplomatic Policy to China after the Cold War, China's Foreign Relations during the Period of Anti-Japanese War and File Set of American Diplomatic Policies to China (6 books, 3 volumes).