China's Road to the Korean War

✍ Scribed by Chen Jian

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 356
• Edition: 0
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Through the use of recently released Chinese documents, conversations with People's Republic of China scholars, and in-depth interviews with people who were present at key decision-making meetings, this book aims to discover China and the USSR's roles in the outbreak of the Korean conflict.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 8
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 10
ABBREVIATIONS......Page 12
MAP OF CHINA......Page 15
MAP OF KOREA AND CHINA'S NORTHEAST......Page 16
INTRODUCTION......Page 18
Part One: The Emergence of a Revolutionary Power......Page 24
1 Revolutionary Commitments and Security Concerns......Page 26
Part Two: Friends and Enemies:A Stage Set for Confrontation......Page 48
2 The Recognition Controversy:The Origins of the Sino-American Confrontation......Page 50
3 “Leaning to One Side”:The Formation of the Sino-Soviet Alliance......Page 81
4 Taiwan, Indochina, and Korea: Beijing’s Confrontation with the U.S. Escalates......Page 109
Part Three: The Road to Intervention......Page 140
5 Beijing’s Response to the Outbreak of the Korean War......Page 142
6 After Inchon:The Making of the Decision on Intervention......Page 175
7 The Decision Stands the Test: China Crosses the Yalu......Page 207
CONCLUSIONS......Page 228
NOTES......Page 242
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 308
B......Page 334
C......Page 335
E......Page 339
G......Page 340
J......Page 341
K......Page 342
M......Page 343
N......Page 345
O......Page 346
P......Page 347
S......Page 348
T......Page 351
U......Page 352
W......Page 353
Y......Page 354
Z......Page 355