China's borders : settlements and conflicts /

This diverse collection of papers ranges from full historical accounts to sharp battle-field reports, from Mao Zedung's musings on war to the machinations of wily British politicians bent on breaking their word. The study of China's dealings with border problems through the centuries shows...

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Main Author: Maxwell, Neville, 1926- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2014
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • List of Maps; Preface; PART I; China:Threat or Threatened?; The PRC's Approachto Territorial Issues; PART II; The Pre-histories of the Sino-indian Border Disputes; The "Chinese Aggression"of 1962; China's India War; TheHenderson Brooks ReportAn Introduction; Whose Tawang?; Fifty Years of Folly; How to Settlethe Sino-Indian Borders; PART III; Russia and China; The Chinese Account of the Zhenbao Fighting; Why the Russians Lifted the Blockade at Bear Island; How the Sino-RussianBoundary Conflictwas Finally Settled; PART IV; The Sino-BritishConfrontation OverHong Kong; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY.