Chinese Ambassadors - The Rise of Diplomatic Professionalism Since 1949

Xiaohong Liu brings 12 years of personal experience in the Chinese foreign service to this pathbreaking study. Drawing on her own direct observations, interviews, and newly available Chinese sources, she examines four generations of Chinese ambassadors, who served from 1949 to 1994. She charts the evolution of the Chinese diplomatic corps from its early military orientation to the emergence of career professionals and assesses the impact of various ambassadors on Chinese foreign policy.

Summary

Drawing on her observations, interviews, and Chinese sources, the author examines four generations of Chinese ambassadors, who served from 1949 to 1994, charts the evolution of the Chinese diplomatic corps from its early military orientation to the emergence of career professionals, and assesses the impact of ambassadors on Chinese foreign policy.

Product details

• Authors: Xiaohong Liu
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2001
• EAN: 9780295980287
• ISBN: 978-0-295-98028-7
• No. of pages: 282
• Weight: 567 g
• Series: Chinese Ambassadors
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Diplomatie, China, Zweite Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert (1950 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Politik der National- Zentral- oder Bundesregierung