My First Trip to China: Scholars, Diplomats, and Journalists Reflect on Their First Encounters with China - Softcover

Liu, Kin–ming

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9881604621 ISBN 13: 9789881604620

Publisher: East Slope Publishing Ltd. (Muse, Hong Kong), 2013

Synopsis

Thirty leading China experts, including Perry Link (Princeton Univeristy), Andrew Nathan (Columbia University), Jonathan Mirsky (Times of London), W. J. F. Jenner, Lois Wheeler Snow, and Morton Abramowitz (The Century Foundation), recount their first visit to China, recalling their initial observations and impressions. Most first traveled to China when it was still closed to the world, or was just beginning to open. Their subsequent opinions, writings, and policies have shaped the Western relationship with China for more than a generation. This is essential reading for those who want to understand the evolution of Western attitudes toward modern China. At the same time, the collection provides a vivid, personal window onto a fascinating period in Chinese history.

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Review:

"To collect the stories of first encounters with China was a brilliant idea. Not only do we get the benefit of many fascinating insights (and hindsights) from a range of foreigners and overseas Chinese, but these deftly edited views from the outside make

"The opening of China to the world, and then of the world to China, is one of modern history's most consequential stories. That story is told in a fresh, innovative fashion in this insightful collection of personal experiences related by a distinguished c

"This is a wistful and absorbing volume, and a fitting remembrance for all of us who once thought that China was going to be easy to study." -- Jonathan Spence, author of The Search for Modern China

About the Author:

Kin-ming Liu is a China File Fellow at the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations. A former chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, he has worked for Apple Daily and Hong Kong Economic Journal and is currently with the South China Morning Post.

About this edition

• Publisher: East Slope Publishing Ltd. (Muse, Hong Kong)
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 9881604621
• ISBN 13: 9789881604620
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320