Westward to the east: Europe encounters the Orient -- The U.S. and China: the early relationship -- The open door: an American attempt to influence the course of events in Asia -- Trying to keep the door open: the attempt does not succeed -- The American empire: the U.S. flag flies in the Pacific -- A more difficult door to open: the U.S. encounters Japan -- The new Japan: resistance to western domination -- The calm and then the storm: World War II approaches -- War, then a sort of peace: World War II and the first years after -- Again war: the Korean war and its aftermath -- And war still again: the U.S. and Indochina -- Cross currents: the recent past
Summary
A historical survey of United States foreign policy toward China, Japan, and other Far Eastern countries from the days of the "Open Door" to the Vietnam War
