Foreign Office files for China, 1949-1976, Section I
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Label
Foreign Office files for China, 1949-1976, Section I
Language
eng
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Foreign Office files for China, 1949-1976
Medium
electronic resource
Oclc number
800473226
Series statement
AM Explorer collection
Summary
The documents combine eye-witness accounts, weekly and monthly summaries, annual reviews, reports and analyses with a synthesis of newspaper articles and conference reports, economic assessments and synopses on key events, leading personalities and all major new developments relating to China during the period. There is a constant exchange of information between London, the British Embassy in Beijing and its consular outposts. The papers also reflect the continual dialogue between Britain, America, Europe and the Commonwealth on issues relating to East Asia. Key topics covered include the civil war between the Communists and Nationalists in China, the Communist Revolution, the Korean War, the economic situation in China, industrialisation and modernisation, the First Five Year Plan 1953-1957, HMS Amethyst and the blockade of the Yangtze River, differences between British and American policy on China, British interests in Hong Kong and Shanghai, international trade, land reform, United States military support and financial aid for Formosa/Taiwan, Sino-Soviet relations and the Cold War
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