Synopsis
Drawing on archival materials, interviews and personal experiences, this work offers insights into the significant personalities and the formal and informal structures, processes, mechanisms and dynamics of foreign-policy decision-making in Beijing. Its coverage encompasses controversial decisions such as China's entry to the Korean War, the selling of DF-3 missiles to Saudi Arabia in 1986, and co-operation with the Israeli defence establishment. The book presents a series of case studies that challenge existing Western theoretical analysis. On the basis on his examination of the last 40 years, the author makes predictions about likely changes in Beijing's leadership and its foreign-policy decision-making process.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
Drawing on archival materials, interviews, and personal experiences, Lu Ning, former assistant to a vice-foreign minister of China, provides unique insights into the key players in and the formal as well as informal structures, processes, mechanisms, and dynamics of foreign-policy decisionmaking in Beijing. Lu sheds light on such controversial decisions as China's entering the Korean War, selling DF-3 missiles to Saudi Arabia in 1986, and cooperating with the Israeli defense establishment.Offering an insightful view of the inner workings of Beijing's foreign ministry, Lu introduces new Chinese language sources and presents a series of case studies that challenge existing Western theoretical analysis of Chinese policymaking. Based on his examination of the past forty years, Lu makes predictions about likely changes in Beijing's leadership and in its foreign-policy decisionmaking process. This accessibly written, incisive book will be invaluable to anyone interested in Sinology, Chinese foreign policy, comparative foreign policy, and contemporary international relations of East Asia.
Biographie de l'auteur
Lu Ning, formerly a Chinese career foreign service officer, is a correspondent for The Business Times in Singapore.
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