Imperialism Revisited: Political and Economic Relations between Britain and China, 1950-54

by David Clayton

Overview

Communist China's integration into world diplomatic and trading systems in the 1950s was troublesome: relations with British governments and British business interests were no exception. The book examines the origins of ‘Two Chinas', the impact of the Korean War and focuses above all on British government policy towards China. It argues that the most significant influence on government policy was the relationship between the state and business elites; a symbiotic relationship that coalesced around an imperial concern: Hong Kong.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349138319
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/1997
Series:	Studies in Military and Strategic History
Edition description:	1st ed. 1997
Pages:	281
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

List of Tables - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Introduction - History Revisited: Sino-British Political Relations, January-June 1950 - The Origins of 'Two Chinas', 1950-54 - Roll Back Not Relations, June-October 1950 - Fear and Loathing, November 1950-October 1951 - Empire Retained: Hong Kong, 1950-54 - Ending Informal Empire: British Business in China, 1950-54 - A Most Unfavoured Trading Nation: China, 1950-54 - Stalemate and Restraint, November 1951-July 1953 - Rapprochement Denied, July-December 1953 - Conclusions - Appendix - Notes - Bibliography - Index