Zhao offers a quick history of China's foreign policy since 1949 and then offers a provocative assessment of it today.
Different Data Tell Different Stories: A Revisit of Some Highlights In Sino-American Relations During the Pacific War
Hsi-sheng Ch'i, Professor Emeritus, Humanities and Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology speaks at UC Berkeley.
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Drawing on underutilized or misinterpreted data from both Chinese- and English-language sources, this talk will suggest conclusions that challenge the conventional wisdom on Sino-American Relations during WW II, including such major events during the alliance as Stilwell's assignment to China, his role in the First Burma Campaign, the diplomatic crises of 1942, and the showdown over his quest for command power.
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Join us for a book talk with Suisheng Zhao on how Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Xi Jinping each conceived and executed radically different approaches to China's relations with others.