Reviews for The presidency and the Middle Kingdom

The average rating for The presidency and the Middle Kingdom based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-11-23 00:00:00 John Stone Useful both as an in-depth review of four key "episodes" in Sino-American relations (the adoption of the Taiwan Relations Act, the dilemma of MFN status, the August 17 Communique, and the earliest Sino-American nuclear technology transfers) and as an examination and comparison of three major policy development explanatory models, the rational choice, bureaucratic politics, and interbranch models (Tan favors the latter). A nice complement to Graham's seminal work on the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-01-15 00:00:00 Frances Drzewicki A thorough, well-written examination of the first decades of relations between the United States and China. If you want deep background reading for the Olympic Games, this could be a good place to start.