San Antonio College Library

Zhou Enlai and the Foundations of Chinese Foreign Policy is the first comprehensive survey of China's foreign relations from 1949-1976 to focus on the significant role Zhou Enlai played in the negotiations. Kuo-kang Shao explores Zhou Enlai's early education, the way in which it formed his world view, and the way in which it later influenced his conduct of Chinese diplomatic relations. Looking at relations with the United States, the former USSR,...

"This book looks at one of the transformative moments of the twentieth century: In February 1972, Richard Nixon, the first American president ever to visit China, and Mao Tse-tung, the enigmatic Communist dictator, met for an hour in Beijing. Their meeting changed the course of history and ultimately laid the groundwork for today's complex relationship between the countries. That monumental meeting--during what Nixon called "the week that changed...