Chinese Negotiating Behavior: Pursuing Interests through "Old Friends" - Softcover

Solomon, Richard Hugh; Freeman Jr., Chas W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1878379860 ISBN 13: 9781878379863

Publisher: United States Institute of Peace Press, 1999

Synopsis

After two decades of hostile confrontation, China and the US initiated negotiations in the early 1970s to normalize relations. This study of Chinese negotiating behaviour explores how senior officials of the PRC managed these political meetings with their new American "old friends".

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About the Author

Richard H. Solomon was president of the United States Institute of Peace from 1993 to 2012 and oversaw its growth into a center of international conflict management analysis and applied programs. Prior to this assignment, Solomon was assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs from 1989 to 1992. He negotiated the Cambodia peace treaty, the first United Nations "Permanent Five" peacemaking agreement; had a leading role in the dialogue on nuclear issues between the United States and South and North Korea; helped establish the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation initiative; and led U.S. negotiations with Japan, Mongolia, and Vietnam on important bilateral matters. In 1992-93, Solomon served as U.S. ambassador to the Philippines. He coordinated the closure of the U.S. naval bases and developed a new framework for bilateral and regional security cooperation. Solomon previously served as director of policy planning at the Department of State and as a senior staff member of the National Security Council. In 1995, Solomon was awarded the State Department's Foreign Affairs Award for Public Service, and he has received awards for policy initiatives from the governments of Korea and Thailand. In 2005, he received the American Political Science Association's Hubert H. Humphrey career award for "notable public service by a political scientist." Solomon began his career as professor of political science at the University of Michigan, and also served as head of the Political Science Department at the RAND Corporation. Solomon holds a Ph.D. in political science, with a specialization in Chinese politics, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Edition details

• Publisher: United States Institute of Peace Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1878379860
• ISBN 13: 9781878379863
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224