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China, Cambodia, and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
Sophie Richardson
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Description for China, Cambodia, and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
Why would China jeopardize its relationship with the United States, the former Soviet Union, Vietnam, and much of Southeast Asia to sustain the Khmer Rouge and provide hundreds of millions of dollars to postwar Cambodia? Why would China invest so much in small states, such as those at the China-Africa Forum, that offer such small political, economic, and strategic return? Some scholars assume pragmatic or material concerns drive China's foreign policy, while others believe the government was once and still is guided by Marxist ideology. Conducting rare interviews with the actual policy makers involved in these decisions, Sophie Richardson locates ... Read more
Why would China jeopardize its relationship with the United States, the former Soviet Union, Vietnam, and much of Southeast Asia to sustain the Khmer Rouge and provide hundreds of millions of dollars to postwar Cambodia? Why would China invest so much in small states, such as those at the China-Africa Forum, that offer such small political, economic, and strategic return? Some scholars assume pragmatic or material concerns drive China's foreign policy, while others believe the government was once and still is guided by Marxist ideology. Conducting rare interviews with the actual policy makers involved in these decisions, Sophie Richardson locates ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231143868
SKU
V9780231143868
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About Sophie Richardson
Sophie Richardson is a scholar of contemporary Asian politics and the Asia Advocacy director of Human Rights Watch. A graduate of Oberlin College, the Hopkins-Nanjing Program, and the University of Virginia, she publishes on domestic Chinese politics and Chinese foreign policy.
Reviews for China, Cambodia, and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
A well documented and clearly presented work... Recommended. Choice An informative and insightful account of Sino-Cambodian relations since the early 1950s.
Xiaorong Han China Review International This books adds important dimensions to our understanding of Cambodia's troubled modern history.
Kenton Clymer Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
Xiaorong Han China Review International This books adds important dimensions to our understanding of Cambodia's troubled modern history.
Kenton Clymer Journal of Southeast Asian Studies