China and the Vietnam Wars, 1950-1975

Name: China and the Vietnam Wars, 1950-1975
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ISBN: 9780807848425

ISBN-10: 0807848425

ISBN-13: 9780807848425

Edition: 2000

Authors: Qiang Zhai

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In the quarter century after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Beijing assisted Vietnam in its struggle against two formidable foes, France and the United States. Indeed, the rise and fall of this alliance is one of the most crucial developments in the history of the Cold War in Asia. Drawing on newly released Chinese archival sources, memoirs and diaries, and documentary collections, Qiang Zhai offers the first comprehensive exploration of Beijing's Indochina policy and the historical, domestic, and international contexts within which it developed. In examining China's conduct toward Vietnam, Zhai provides important insights into Mao Zedong's foreign policy and the…

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List price: $42.50
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 4/3/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.73" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Qiang Zhai is professor of history at Auburn University Montgomery in Alabama.



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Abbreviations


Introduction



Recognition and Assistance, 1950-1953



From Dien Bien Phu to Geneva, 1953-1954



Consolidation and Unification, 1954-1961



The Geneva Conference on Laos, 1961-1962



Deeper Entanglement, 1961-1964



Confronting U.S. Escalation, 1964-1965



Vietnam Peace Talks, 1965-1968



From Tet to Cambodia, 1968-1970



Sino-U.S. Rapprochement and Vietnam, 1970-1975


Conclusion: The Duality of China's Policy


Notes


Bibliography


Index Maps


Indochina North Vietnam in 1950


Illustrations



Communist leaders Luo Guibo and his wife, Li Hanzhen, with Ho Chi Minh and other Vietnamese


Communist officials Vo Nguyen Giap greets


Luo Guibo Luo Guibo inspects a Vietnamese factory


Luo Guibo poses with Vietnamese factory workers


Luo Guibo and other Chinese advisers in Vietnam Prince Norodom


Sihanouk accompanies Premier Zhou Enlai during his visit to Cambodia Mao and Ho Chi Minh at


Beijing airport Mao hosts a banquet in honor of Ho Chi Minh during


Ho's visit to China Zhou Enlai and Ho Chi Minh at Beijing airport


The Chinese delegation at the Geneva Conference on Laos Chen Yi meets with Prime Minister


Souvanna Phouma and Prince Souphanouvong Mao meets with Nguyen


Thi Binh Mao greets Le Duan Zhou Enlai greets Sihanouk at


Beijing airport Table



China's Military Aid to the DRV, 1964-1975