The Dragon, the Lion, & the Eagle: Chinese British American Relations, 1949-1958 (American Diplomatic History)

629 Pages·1994·1.95 MB·English

by  Qiang Zhai

The Dragon, the Lion & the Eagle :
title: Chinese-British-American Relations, 1949-
1958 American Diplomatic History
author: Zhai, Qiang.
publisher: Kent State University Press
isbn10 | asin: 0873384903
print isbn13: 9780873384902
ebook isbn13: 9780585234328
language: English
United States--Foreign relations--China,
China--Foreign relations--United States,
Great Britain--Foreign relations--China,
China--Foreign relations--Great Britain,
subject
United States--Foreign relations--1945-
1953, United States--Foreign relations-
-1953-1961, G
publication date: 1994
lcc: E183.8.C5Z42 1994eb
ddc: 951.05
United States--Foreign relations--China,
China--Foreign relations--United States,
Great Britain--Foreign relations--China,
subject: China--Foreign relations--Great Britain,
United States--Foreign relations--1945-
1953, United States--Foreign relations-
-1953-1961, G
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The Dragon, the Lion, & the Eagle
Page ii
A D H
MERICAN IPLOMATIC ISTORY
Lawrence S. Kaplan, Editor
Aftermath of War: Americans and the Remaking of Japan, 19451952
Howard B. Schonberger
The Twilight of Amateur Diplomacy: The American Foreign Service
and Its Senior Officers in the 1890s
Henry E. Mattox
Requiem for Revolution: The United States and Brazil, 19611969
Ruth Leacock
American Historians and the Atlantic Alliance
edited by Lawrence S. Kaplan
The Diplomacy of Pragmatism: Britain and the Formation of NATO,
19421949
John Baylis
Uses of Force and Wilsonian Foreign Policy
Frederick S. Calhoun
The Dragon, the Lion, and the Eagle: Chinese-British-American
Relations, 19491958
Qiang Zhai
Page iii
The Dragon, the Lion, & the Eagle
Chinese / British / American Relations, 19491958
Qiang Zhai
Page iv
© 1994 by The Kent State University Press
Kent, Ohio 44242
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 93-36348
ISBN 0-87338-490-3
Manufactured in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Zhai, Qiang, 1958
The dragon, the lion, and the eagle: Chinese-British-
American relations,
19491958 / Qiang Zhai.
p. cm.(American diplomatic history)
Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)Ohio University, 1991.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-87338-490-3 (cloth: alk.)
1. United StatesForeign relationsChina. 2. ChinaForeign relations
United States. 3. Great BritainForeign relationsChina. 4. ChinaForeign
relationsGreat Britain. 5. United StatesForeign relations19451953.
6. United StatesForeign relations19531961. 7. Great BritainForeign
relations1945. 8. ChinaHistory19491976. I. Title. II. Series.
E183.8.C5Z42 1994 93-36348
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Page v
To Hui and Ye
Page vii
Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Abbreviations xi
Introduction 1
1 6
Perception and Alliance: The CCP's Foreign Policy in
1949
2 28
Perception and Recognition: Anglo-American Policies in
1949
3 46
Controversy over Tibet, 19491950
4 65
Outbreak of the Korean War, 1950
5 89
Effects of the Korean War, 19501952
6 113
Conclusion of the Korean War, 19521953
7 133
Settlement of the Indochina Crisis, 1954
8 153
First Offshore-Island Crisis, 19541955
9 178
Second Offshore-Island Crisis, 1958
Conclusion 208
Notes 217
Bibliography 249
Index 277
Page ix
Acknowledgments
This study had its origins in my doctoral dissertation completed at
Ohio University in 1991. I am greatly indebted to several members of
the faculty of that institution. First of all, I owe particular thanks to
John Lewis Gaddis. As dissertation adviser, he supervised my
research and writing. A disciplined scholar, incisive critic, and keen
analyst, he provided me with immeasurable guidance and insight. As
participants on my dissertation committee, Alonzo L. Hamby, Donald
A. Jordan, and Stephen M. Miner suggested ways to improve the style
and content of my work. To them, I am grateful. I also wish to thank
Charles C. Alexander, Robert H. Whealey, and Lyle A. McGeoch of
Ohio University for their encouragement and assistance during my
study there. My fellow graduate students, Mark Benbow, Derrick
Smith, and Philip Nash, also helped me in various ways.
In revising my dissertation for publication, I benefited from the advice
of many friends. Drawing on his own familiarity with the subject,
William Stueck of the University of Georgia made many helpful
suggestions for revisions. Michael H. Hunt of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill read a portion of my manuscript and provided
a thoughtful critique that reflected his vast knowledge of the subject.
Chen Jian and Wang Xi have my appreciation for sharing Chinese
material with me. The Auburn University at Montgomery History
Department has provided me with the most excellent intellectual and
personal company that a historian could ask for.
I wish to record my gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. David Wallbridge for
their hospitality during my stay in London while researching in the
Public Record Office. The staffs of libraries and archives which I
visited in the course of my research were extremely helpful in
furthering my work. For financial assistance that supported my