Kennedy, China, and the Tragedy of No Chance

The articles under review all contribute to the growing literature on American China policy during the 1950s and 1960s. The authors illu minate understudied aspects, notably the fascinating food relief de bate. Furthermore, directly or indirectly, they explore the most fundamental pertinent questions: How was American China policy made during the 1950s and 1960s? How responsive were key deci sion-makers to both second-echelon and nongovernmental advice? What lay behind the perpetuation of Sino-American conflict—and can one trace the seeds of the Nixon shock to earlier decades? Did the

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• Constructing the U.S. Rapprochement with China, 1961–1974

  Open Access•Evelyn Goh•Constructing the U. S.…•2004

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