Britain, France, West Germany and the People's Republic of China, 1969–1982
The European Dimension of China's Great Transition
Authors: Albers, Martin
Free Preview- Expands readers’ understanding of Sino-European relations in the 1970s and 1980s.
- Casts light on the inextricable nature of economic and diplomatic affairs between the PRC and Western Europe.
- Judicious use of previously overlooked governmental primary sources.
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- About this book
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This book focuses on helping readers to fill the gap of the little known history between Western Europe and its most important trading partner: the People’s Republic of China. Inspired by the economic and political signifance of Sino-European relations, this book shows how the China policies of the three biggest states of Western Europe – Britain, France, and the Federal Republic of Germany – helped China reintegrate into the international community in the 1970s. Against the background of the Cold War, the end of Maoism, and the emergence of globalization, the governments in Bonn, Paris and London had to find ways of dealing with Europe’s declining influence and promote their own national interests in Asia.
Based on newly declassified government files, readers will find such sources invaluable in understanding the argument that, despite pursuing very different policies, the three governments supported a rapid expansion of peaceful exchange between the People’s Republic and Europe and substantially contributed to the success of Beijing's reform policy. - About the authors
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Martin Albers works for the Administration of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany. Previously he worked for the German think-tank Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES). He holds a PhD from Cambridge University and his research interests include twentieth-century European history and contemporary relations between Europe and Asia.
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-12
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Historical Background to Sino-European Rapprochement in the 1970s
Pages 13-33
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Western Europe and Détente in East Asia, 1969–72
Pages 35-59
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Promotion of European Exports to China and the Role of Economic Diplomacy, 1969–72
Pages 61-86
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The Diplomacy of High-Level Visits During the Twilight of Maoism, 1973–77
Pages 87-112
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Britain, France, West Germany and the People's Republic of China, 1969–1982
- Book Subtitle
- The European Dimension of China's Great Transition
- Authors
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- Martin Albers
- Series Title
- Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-56567-9
- DOI
- 10.1057/978-1-137-56567-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-137-56566-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-85003-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIX, 341
- Topics
