Course description

The relationship between China and the United States is now and will likely continue to be among the most important international relationships of our era. But this relationship has a long history a history which we must study if we wish to understand present and future challenges and opportunities more fully. In this course students explore diverse aspects of the history of Sino-American relations since the early nineteenth century. We cover major episodes such as the Boxer intervention the first and second world wars the Korean War the Mao-Nixon rapprochement and the post-Mao relationship. We also examine central themes such as trade migration cultural perceptions war and revolution.

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