03093nam 2200625 a 450 991046567140332120200520144314.01-78170-080-X1-84779-149-2(CKB)2560000000085660(EBL)1069621(OCoLC)818847371(SSID)ssj0000712824(PQKBManifestationID)12266691(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712824(PQKBWorkID)10663604(PQKB)10585608(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086841(MiAaPQ)EBC1069621(Au-PeEL)EBL1069621(CaPaEBR)ebr10623290(CaONFJC)MIL843753(EXLCZ)99256000000008566020090123d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrPiercing the bamboo curtain[electronic resource] tentative bridge-building to China during the Johnson years /Michael LumbersManchester, U.K. ;New York Manchester University Pressc20081 online resource (297 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7190-9669-3 0-7190-7778-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-273) and index.Staying firm : John F. Kennedy's China policy, 1961-63 -- Holes in the dam : French recognition and the Chinese nuclear test, 1963-64 -- In Vietnam's shadow : the reaffirmation of US China policy, 1964-65 -- The irony of Vietnam : the emergence of a two-pronged China policy, 1965-66 - Bridge-building in limbo : the impact of the Cultural Revolution, 1966-67 -- Testing the waters : an aborted policy review and closing moves, 1968-69.This is the first comprehensive study of U.S. policy toward China during the presidency of Lyndon Johnson, a critical phase of the Cold War immediately preceding the dramatic Sino-American rapprochement of the early 1970's. Based on a wide array of recently declassified government documents, this study challenges the popular view that Johnson's approach to China was marked by stagnation and sterility, exploring the administration's relationship to both the Vietnam War and the Cultural Revolution. By documenting Johnson's contributions to the decision-making process Lumbers offers a new perspective...United StatesForeign relationsChinaChinaForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relations1961-1963United StatesForeign relations1963-1969ChinaForeign relations1949-1976United StatesPolitics and government1961-1963United StatesPolitics and government1963-1969Electronic books.327.7305109046Lumbers Michael474770MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465671403321Piercing the bamboo curtain245312UNINA