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Chinese Diplomacy and the Paris Peace Conference

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Authors:
  1. Qi-hua Tang

    1. Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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  • Re-evaluates China's participation in the Paris Peace Conference after World Ward One
  • Examines the failure of Chinese diplomacy to secure the return of Shangdong
  • Based on key Chinese rediscovered archival documents

Part of the book series: China Connections (CC)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    • Qi-hua Tang
    Pages 1-8

  3. China’s Preparation for the Peace Conference During WWI

    • Qi-hua Tang
    Pages 9-79

  4. Preparation for the Peace Conference After the Ceasefire of WWI

    • Qi-hua Tang
    Pages 81-141

  5. The Diplomacy During the Peace Conference

    • Qi-hua Tang
    Pages 143-244

  6. Refusal to Sign the Peace Treaty

    • Qi-hua Tang
    Pages 245-275

  7. After the Refusal

    • Qi-hua Tang
    Pages 277-302

  8. Conclusion

    • Qi-hua Tang
    Pages 303-316

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 317-329
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About this book

This book examines Republican China’s diplomatic strategies and engagement, and power reconfiguration in East Asia after 1914. Drawing on a vast trove of primary sources, including newly declassified archival materials, the book offers not only a richly-informed account of how the Beiyang government conducted diplomacy at the Paris Peace Conference but also new insights into why. Calling into question such long-held beliefs that the Beiyang government was inadequately prepared for the Conference, was treasonous in urging the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, and that its behavior at the Conference amounted to a thorough failure of diplomacy, the author tries to make a case for a much more nuanced re-interpretation and re-evaluation of this critical period in the country’s diplomatic history.


Reviews

“This is a remarkable book for two reasons at least: it sheds new light on the Chinese policy towards the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, and it offers a glimpse at how Chinese historiography wants to present itself on today’s world stage. … Tang has written a fascinating account of Chinese participation in the peace settlement … . His book will surely be picked by anyone interested in the Chinese delegation at the Paris Peace Conference.” (Marcus M. Payk, Connections, October 28, 2022)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Fudan University, Shanghai, China

    Qi-hua Tang

About the author

Qi-hua Tang is professor of the Department of History, Fudan University. He has published widely in the diplomatic history of the Republic of China, Anglo-Chinese relations, China’s international treaties, and the relationship between China and the League of Nations.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Chinese Diplomacy and the Paris Peace Conference

  • Authors: Qi-hua Tang

  • Translated by: Zhonghu Yan

  • Series Title: China Connections

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5636-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Social Sciences Academic Press 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5635-7Published: 13 September 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5638-8Published: 14 September 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-5636-4Published: 12 September 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2662-7868

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-7876

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 329

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: History of China, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy

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