Chou En-Lai: Master of Power Politics

Abstract

The Communist victory over Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist regime in 1948 ushered in a period of intense hostility between the United States and China. So deep was the enmity between the two countries that for over 25 years diplomatic contact virtually ceased. However, when Soviet threats to Chinese sovereignty in the late 1960s became more ominous, China's leadership made a calculated decision to turn to the United States to reestablish the balance of power in the region. This essay is a brief description and analysis or the events that led Chinese Premier Chou En-lai to seek a normalization of relations with the United States. In this paper, the author also examines the national interests, goals, and objectives that influenced Chou's initiative and the approach he used to implement it.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 20, 1991
Accession Number
ADA437166

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  • James Gagnon

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  • National War College

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
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  • Asia
  • Communists
  • Economic Development
  • Foreign Policy
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