Making China Policy
Author | : Jean A. Garrison |
Publisher | : Lynne Rienner Pub |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2005-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 1588263851 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781588263858 |
Rating | : 4/5 (858 Downloads) |
Download or read book Making China Policy written by Jean A. Garrison and published by Lynne Rienner Pub. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What explains the twists and turns in U.S.-China relations since Richard Nixon initiated a policy of engagement in the early 1970s? Addressing this question, Jean Garrison examines the politics behind U.S. China policy across six administrations - from Nixon to George W. Bush. Garrison finds that a focus on the internal decisionmaking process is key to understanding both continuity and change in more than three decades of U.S.-China relations. Incorporating interactions at the levels of strategic context, presidential beliefs and leadership style, and bureaucratic politics, she constructs a comprehensive explanation of how China policy was formed in each administration. Her thorough - and engaging - account sheds new light on U.S. foreign policy making in general, as well as on Washington's China policy.