Britain, France, West Germany and the People's Republic of China, 1969-1982

The European Dimension of China's Great Transition
2016. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-56566-2
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 341 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 5711 g

Reihe: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World

This book focuses on helping readers to fill the gap of the little known history between Western Europe and its most important trading partner: the People’s Republic of China. Inspired by the economic and political signifance of Sino-European relations, this book shows how the China policies of the three biggest states of Western Europe – Britain, France, and the Federal Republic of Germany – helped China reintegrate into the international community in the 1970s. Against the background of the Cold War, the end of Maoism, and the emergence of globalization, the governments in Bonn, Paris and London had to find ways of dealing with Europe’s declining influence and promote their own national interests in Asia.

Based on newly declassified government files, readers will find such sources invaluable in understanding the argument that, despite pursuing very different policies, the three governments supported a rapid expansion of peaceful exchange between the People’s Republic and Europe and substantially contributed to the success of Beijing's reform policy.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Albers, Martin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Ost-West Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter One: Introduction.- Chapter Two: Historical Background to Sino-European Rapprochement in the 1970s.- Chapter Three: Western Europe and Détente in East Asia, 1969-1972.- Chapter Four: Promotion of European Exports to China and the Role of Economic Diplomacy, 1969-1972.- Chapter Five: The Diplomacy of High-Level Visits During The Twighlight of Maoism, 1973-1977.- Chapter Six: Widening and Deepening the Relationship with China before the Reforms, 1973-1977.- Chapter Seven: The'Alliance Era' and Strategic Cooperation with China, 1978-1982.- Chapter Eight: Promoting Transnational Exchange with China in the Age of Reform, 1978-1982.- Chapter Nine: Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Martin Albers works for the Administration of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany. Previously he worked for the German think-tank Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES). He holds a PhD from Cambridge University and his research interests include twentieth-century European history and contemporary relations between Europe and Asia.