Chinese Us Relations
Rutgers University Fall 2012 | |
|How Will the 2012 Election affect US-Chinese Relations? |
|Policy Brief |
|Lennox DeJonge |
|11/21/2012 |
US- CHINESE Relations and affect of the 2012 Election Fall 2012; America and the World
Executive Summary: Throughout the last 50 years, US-Sino relations have been uneasy, marked by a general lack of understanding on both sides.[1] China 's role in the Korean War led to a US policy of "containment" towards China. Increased US co-operation with Taiwan, which China considers a renegade province, through the 1950s also contributed to the problems and the stalemate that characterized relations in the 1960s.[2] “The 1980s saw some ups and downs with a number of disputes mainly centering on Taiwan. Human rights rose to the top of the agenda as sanctions were imposed on Beijing, a few of which remain to this day.[3] The US, is not the only one that has just appointed another leader, Xi Jinping has been confirmed as the man to lead China for the next decade.[4] This brief is to inform President Barack Obama of what he can do to improve US-Chinese relations. The brief will include: • The History of past relations of US and China • The go forward plan between the two countries • Past, current and future policies along with their pros and cons
Problem/Question
How will the 2012 Presidential Election affect US- Chinese relations?
Historical Background Problems began back during World War II, when the United tried to be neutral, but appeared closer to the Kuomintang (KMT) than to the communists. “In 1937 when Japan invaded, the
|How Will the 2012 Election affect US-Chinese Relations? |
|Policy Brief |
|Lennox DeJonge |
|11/21/2012 |
US- CHINESE Relations and affect of the 2012 Election Fall 2012; America and the World
Executive Summary: Throughout the last 50 years, US-Sino relations have been uneasy, marked by a general lack of understanding on both sides.[1] China 's role in the Korean War led to a US policy of "containment" towards China. Increased US co-operation with Taiwan, which China considers a renegade province, through the 1950s also contributed to the problems and the stalemate that characterized relations in the 1960s.[2] “The 1980s saw some ups and downs with a number of disputes mainly centering on Taiwan. Human rights rose to the top of the agenda as sanctions were imposed on Beijing, a few of which remain to this day.[3] The US, is not the only one that has just appointed another leader, Xi Jinping has been confirmed as the man to lead China for the next decade.[4] This brief is to inform President Barack Obama of what he can do to improve US-Chinese relations. The brief will include: • The History of past relations of US and China • The go forward plan between the two countries • Past, current and future policies along with their pros and cons
Problem/Question
How will the 2012 Presidential Election affect US- Chinese relations?
Historical Background Problems began back during World War II, when the United tried to be neutral, but appeared closer to the Kuomintang (KMT) than to the communists. “In 1937 when Japan invaded, the
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