Foreign Affairs
A New Cold War?
Russia and America, Then and Now
Explore the AnthologyIn this Anthology:
Introduction
The Sources of Soviet Conduct
"X" (George F. Kennan)
Political Ideas in the Twentieth Century
Isaiah Berlin
Atomic Weapons and American Policy
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Today in History
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Election of Chiang Kai-Shek
The general wins by a landslide, making him the first president of the Republic of China, then located on the mainland. In 1949, he moves his government to Taiwan after losing the Chinese Civil War.
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How Will America Deal with China's Rising Empire?
Amid rising tensions about a potential full-on trade war with China, Taiwan Straits’ independence, and North Korea’s nuclear program, how should America engage China, an empire embarking on a great revival of centralization? From the war on trade tariffs to conflicting engagement strategies with North Korea and the sensitivities around the Taiwan Straits, analysts in the region are kept on the edge of their seats trying to figure out the next move by either of these superpowers. Sparks flew between America and China in imposing tit-for-tat trade tariffs. Despite possible bravado, imposing trade tariffs on selected US goods was the first counter attack from China in a long time. However, this strike was not entirely groundless.
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