Negotiating with the Enemy

by Yafeng Xia

2006 326 pages eng

"During World War II, China was America's ally against Japan. By 1949, the two countries viewed each other as adversaries and soon faced off in Korea. For the next two decades, Beijing and Washington were bitter enemies. On several occasions - Taiwan in 1954 and 1958, and Vietnam in 1965 - the natio…