Editor's Foreword / Jon Woronoff -- Reader's Note -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Map -- Chronology -- Introduction -- The dictionary -- Appendix A: United States Presidents and Secretaries of State, 1798-2005 -- Appendix B: China Presidents and Prime Ministers, 1912-Present -- Bibliography -- About The Author
Summary
The relationship between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China is traced in this dictionary containing hundreds of cross-referenced entries on the presidents and prime ministers, the secretaries of state and foreign ministers, other key players, and the more significant institutions and events. Everything from the Boxer Uprising in the late 19th Century to Nixon's historic visit to China in 1972, from the crisis over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan in 1982 to the U.S. bombing of the Chinese Embassy at Belgrade in 1999 is covered in this highly accessible scholarly work. T
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-238)
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