On China - Kissinger, Henry

Henry Kissinger 

On China

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On China

The American statesman turns for the first time at book length to the country whose modern relations with the West he helped shape. Examining how China has approached strategy throughout its history, he reflects on the consequences for the 21st century world.

In this sweeping and insightful history, Henry Kissinger turns for the first time at book-length to a country he has known intimately for decades, and whose modern relations with the West he helped shape. Drawing on historical records as well as his conversations with Chinese leaders over the past forty years, Kissinger examines how China has approached diplomacy, strategy, and negotiation throughout its history, and reflects on the consequences for the global balance of power in the 21st century.
Since no other country can claim a more powerful link to its ancient past and classical principles, any attempt to understand China's future world role must begin with an appreciation of its long history. For centuries, China rarely encountered other societies of comparable size and sophistication; it was the "Middle Kingdom," treating the peoples on its periphery as vassal states. At the same time, Chinese statesmen-facing threats of invasion from without, and the contests of competing factions within-developed a canon of strategic thought that prized the virtues of subtlety, patience, and indirection over feats of martial prowess.
In On China , Kissinger examines key episodes in Chinese foreign policy from the classical era to the present day, with a particular emphasis on the decades since the rise of Mao Zedong. He illuminates the inner workings of Chinese diplomacy during such pivotal events as the initial encounters between China and modern European powers, the formation and breakdown of the Sino-Soviet alliance, the Korean War, Richard Nixon's historic trip to Beijing, and three crises in the Taiwan Straits. Drawing on his extensive personal experience with four generation of Chinese leaders, he brings to life towering figures such as Mao, Zhou Enlai, and Deng Xiaoping, revealing how their different visions have shaped China's modern destiny.
With his singular vantage on U.S.-China relations, Kissinger traces the evolution of this fraught but crucial relationship over the past 60 years, following its dramatic course from estrangement to strategic partnership to economic interdependence, and toward an uncertain future. With a final chapter on the emerging superpower's 21st-century world role, On China provides an intimate historical perspective on Chinese foreign affairs from one of the premier statesmen of the 20th century.

Produktinformation
  • Verlag: Penguin Usa
  • 2011
  • Ausstattung/Bilder: 2011. XVIII, 586 p. w. b&w photos on plates, 1 Map
  • Englisch
  • Abmessung: 245mm x 164mm x 53mm
  • Gewicht: 930g
  • ISBN-13: 9781594202711
  • ISBN-10: 1594202710
  • Best.Nr.: 28951402
"From the eminent elder statesman, an astute appraisal on Chinese diplomacy from ancient times to the fraught present "strategic trust" with the United States. Former Secretary of State Kissinger brings his considerable scholarly knowledge and professional expertise to this chronicle of the complicated evolution and precarious future of Chinese diplomacy with the West. ... Sage words and critical perspective lent by a significant participant in historical events."<br />- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - RezensionBesprechung von 14.06.2011
Kissingers China-Kino
Der ehemalige US-Außenminister und Sicherheitsberater will das ganze China erklären – aber das Land ist noch größer als er
Das symbolkräftige Foto eilte vor wenigen Wochen durch die internationale Presse: Präsident Obama und der englische Premierminister Cameron stehen gemeinsam an einer Tischtennisplatte, ihre Sakkos haben sie abgelegt, doch nicht ihre Schlipse – und sie spielen Pingpong. Damit reihen sie sich ein in eine ikonographische Tradition der Diplomatie, die 2012 ihren 50. Geburtstag feiern wird. Die Uraufführung der Inszenierung fand in 1972 in Peking und in Shanghai statt. Auf dem Programm stand die Demonstration eines kunstvollen Begräbnisses der Menschenrechte im Namen der Realpolitik. Henry Kissinger, einer der Mitgestalter des Spektakels, gibt nun Auskunft über Anlässe, Verläufe, Sequenzen und Verwirrungen, welche die Politik des Pingpong auslösten.
Naturgemäß handelt Kissingers Werk nicht nur von männlichen Schaukämpfern um den Sieg an einem eckigen Tisch: Kissinger berichtet über fast ein halbes Jahrhundert Zeitgeschichte und über eine fremde, uralte Kulturgeschichte. Das liest sicham spannendsten da, …

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In his formidable 500-page-plus book, equally formidable scholar-diplomat Henry Kissinger writes about the nation with which he is inextricably linked: China. Kissinger infuses his text with impressive personal recollections based on more than 50 visits to China over 40 years, working either officially as national security adviser and secretary of state, or unofficially as a foreign policy expert. In that time, he has seen China’s evolution through four generations of its leaders. His insights on foreign policy and his personal rapport with top officials enable him to embellish this diplomatic history with extraordinary detail and discernment. getAbstract highly recommends the book’s vast scope to anyone seriously interested in examining China’s current and future role in world politics and economics, and that should be just about everyone.
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