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1 - Introduction

Toward a Grassroots History of Sino-US Relations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2024

Zach Fredman
Affiliation:
Duke Kunshan University
Judd Kinzley
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Summary

The history of Sino-American relations since the eighteenth century has been powerfully influenced by a series of ad hoc, one might say grassroots American actors, often only loosely bound to the United States government. This insight is the central theme running through this introductory chapter which seeks to offer a new window onto Sino-American relations. While these ad hoc relationships had a powerful influence on US-China relations since the earliest interactions between the two countries, World War II marked a turning point as these ad hoc actors were subsumed into a larger state-centered system of engagement.

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Uneasy Allies
Sino-American Relations at the Grassroots, 1937–1949
, pp. 1 - 18
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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