1st Edition

China Briefing, 1989

Edited By Anthony J. Kane Copyright 1989
    173 Pages
    by Routledge

    174 Pages
    by Routledge

    China Briefing, 1989 approaches the events of the previous year differently from past volumes in the series, providing a long-term perspective on the dramatic developments of spring and summer 1988. Senior China specialists examine the student demonstrations and their aftermath in the larger context of the 40-year history of the People's Republic o

    Preface -- Introduction -- Politics: Reform at the Crossroad -- The Chinese Economy in 1988 -- Foreign Policy in 1988: Resolving Old Conflicts -- "Going to the World": Art and Culture on the Cosmopolitan Tide -- Taiwan in 1988: The Transition to a Post-Chiang World -- China and the United States: From "Special" to "Normal" Relations

    Biography

    Anthony J. Kane, Volume Editor