The new edition of this established work on modern Chinese history has been updated and expanded to take into account the dramatic changes of recent years.
Presents a revised account of the revolution of 1966-1969 - Examines the social and political consequences of the upheaval - Deng Xiaoping - Democracy movement - Tienamnen Incident - Mao Zedong - The hundred flowers - Great Leap Forward
An expansion and recasting of the observations made by 9 members of the Yomiuri Task Force who visited Communist China in 1966 and 1967
Tells of a fleet of Chinese treasure ships and seven epic voyages between 1405 and 1433
Examines the military and political events, battles, campaigns, and leaders of World War II in China, Burma, and India
Contents : The third Indochina conflict : introduction / David W.P. Elliott The Kampuchean-Vietnamese conflict / Stephen P. Heder Vietnamese policy and the Indochina crisis / Gareth Porter Vietnam's "boat people" / Charles Benoit China's strategy toward Vietnam and its implications for the United States / Robert G. Sutter The strategic triangle and the Indochina crisis / Banning Garrett …