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- Punctuated Equilibria and Sino-American Relations
- Punctuated Equilibria and Sino-American Relations
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Punctuated Equilibria
- 3 Epochal Breaks in Sino-American Relations, and Lulls and Lurches
- 4 Prospects of US Intervention in a Taiwan Crisis, and the Conjunctive Logic
- 5 War, Uneven Economic Growth, and Trees Don’t Grow to the Sky
- 6 Political Entrepreneurship, Narrative Construction, and Pitching the Enemy Image
- 7 Conclusion
- References
- Index
3 - Epochal Breaks in Sino-American Relations, and Lulls and Lurches
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 July 2025
Book contents
- Punctuated Equilibria and Sino-American Relations
- Punctuated Equilibria and Sino-American Relations
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Punctuated Equilibria
- 3 Epochal Breaks in Sino-American Relations, and Lulls and Lurches
- 4 Prospects of US Intervention in a Taiwan Crisis, and the Conjunctive Logic
- 5 War, Uneven Economic Growth, and Trees Don’t Grow to the Sky
- 6 Political Entrepreneurship, Narrative Construction, and Pitching the Enemy Image
- 7 Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
The history of Sino-American relations is presented in broad strokes in this chapter, showing two punctuations indicated by the Chinese intervention in the Korean War and Richard Nixon’s trip to Beijing. These events marked the sharp and sudden breakthroughs in these countries’ relations to be followed by a period of "business as usual" at a new level introduced by these punctuations. Thus, Sino-American relations can be demarcated by different epochs, including a new one that we have entered recently. The history of these epochs is characterized by lulls and lurches.
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- Punctuated Equilibria and Sino-American RelationsLulls and Lurches across the Pacific, pp. 54 - 106Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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