《THE CHINA FACTOR：SINO-AMERICAN RELATIONS AND THE GLOBAL SCENE》

1. The China Factor in America's Foreign Relations: Perceptions and Policy Choices1

"The Week That Changed the World"?1

Issues in the Development of U.S.-PRC Relations5

America's Changeable China Moods9

What Kind of a Relationship with China Do You Want?14

The Taiwan Time Bomb33

Conclusion: The China Factor as a Supplement, Not a Substitute46

2. The Dynamics of the Sino-American Relationship48

The Instability of American China Policy48

China's Formulation of an American Policy66

The Interaction of Chinese and American Policies74

Managing the Sino-American Relationship79

3. The Strategic Dimension of the Sino-American Relationship: Enemy of Our Enemy, or True Friend?81

The Complexity of Triangular Politics81

Bilateral Sino-American Security Cooperation89

The Limited Partnership99

Conclusion: Enemy of Our Enemy, or True Friend?110

4. The International Consequences of China's Economic Development114

The Current and Future State of China's Economy115

Implications for Foreign Trade121

Technology Transfer: The Importance of Trained Manpower129

The Economics of Military Power132

Implications for the United States135

5. The Sino-Soviet Conflict: Dilemmas of the Strategic Triangle137

The Emergence of the Strategic Triangle137

Moscow's China Dilemma150

The America Factor and the Stability of the Strategic Triangle157

6. China and Europe: "Weak and Far Away"159

China and Europe: The Flows of Influence159

The PRC in the Socialist Camp160

China and Western Europe: The Tentative Flirtation166

China's Relations with the European Communist Parties171

Conclusion: "Weak and Far Away"175

7. China and Northeast Asia178

China and the Threat from the North178

The Issue of Mongolia181

Korea and Sino-Soviet Rivalry184

Strengthened Sino-Japanese Relations193

The Taiwan Issue204

Looking Ahead: A Continuing American Role in Asian Security209

8. The China Factor in Southeast Asia216

Initial Fear and Awe of the People's Republic of China219

The Watershed of the Cultural Revolution and the Vietnam War224

From Allies "As Close as Lips to Teeth" to "Teaching Lessons" by Warfare226

ASEAN Confronts the Kampuchean Crisis242

The Uncertain Future251

9. China and the Third World: From Revolution to Containment257

China's Changing Policy toward the Third World, 1949-1971260

China and the Third World since the Cultural Revolution266

An Evaluation of China's Policies toward the Third World278

Implications for the United States289

Appendixes: Key Documents Associated with the Normalization of America's Relations with the People's Republic of China296

1. The Shanghai Communiqué (February 28, 1972)296

2. Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China (President Carter's Address to the Nation-December 15, 1978)300

3. Unilateral Statements by the Governments of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China at the Time of Normalization (December 15, 1978)303

4. The Taiwan Relations Act (April 10, 1979)304

5. Reference List of Other Important Documentary Materials315

Index317

The American Assembly325

Council on Foreign Relations327