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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSutter portrays a very interesting phenomenon in U.S.-China foreign relations, and his book serves as a good introduction to the role of interest groups in foreign policy-making. * International Affairs *
U.S. Policy Toward China makes a unique contribution to understanding U.S.-China relations. It is recommended to anyone who wants to understand U.S. policy toward the most challenging and probably the most important nation in the world to the United States. * China Review International *
Robert Sutter is a leading specialist on China. His analysis of the influence of interest groups and lobby organizations in the U.S. on the making of policy on China is a topic that he is ideally positioned to understand. -- Peter Van Ness, Australian National University * The China Journal, January 2000 *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Rising Influence After the Cold War Chapter 3 The MFN Debate during the Bush Administration Chapter 4 The MFN Debate during the Clinton Administration Chapter 5 The Taiwan Crisis of 1995-1996 Chapter 6 Convergence and Conflict in U.S.-China Policy, 1996-1997 Chapter 7 Appendix Chapter 8 Chronology