{"product_id":"modern-chinas-foreign-policy-werner-levi-9780816658176","title":"Modern China's Foreign Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eModern China's Foreign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1953. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat are China's objectives in world affairs and what course will she pursue to achieve her goals? These are the questions of vital concern to the Western democracies, questions that can be approached intelligently only from a knowledge of how China's foreign policy has developed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this illuminating and carefully documented book, Professor Levi analyzes china's attitudes and actions toward the rest of the world and clarifies many motivations behind her behavior, past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe traces the development of her foreign relations from the beginning of the modern era of Chinese contacts with Westerners, a little more than hundred years ago. The emphasis, however, is on the twentieth century, and particularly on the years since the peace settlements of World War I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe complex balance of relationships between China and the United States, on the one hand, and China and the Soviet Union, on the other, since the end of World War II is discussed in detail. Communist doctrine, notwithstanding its apparent rigidity, is shown to be a conveniently adjustable tool, capable of adaptation to the needs and strategies of present-day China.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn integral part of the account is the attempt to single out and interpret the internal forces -- cultural, social, and economic -- that have influenced and shaped China's external policies. Thus, it is shown that the determinants of China's foreign policy have often been pressures and complexities within the country and that and understanding of the Chinese people and their traditions is essential to nations in their dealings with China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Werner Levi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081665817X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816658176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d","brand":"Werner Levi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48013804273919,"sku":"9780816658176","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_82b41b2f-473f-4190-8e49-5c24afade766.jpg?v=1767744875","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/modern-chinas-foreign-policy-werner-levi-9780816658176","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}