Congress and US China Policy, 1989-1999

Download or read book Congress and US China Policy, 1989-1999 written by Jian Yang and published by Nova Biomedical Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to analyse the influence of domestic politics on congressional intervention in US policy towards China with special reference to three factors which might loosely be termed structural factors: partisanship, constituency and committees. The analysis is conducted by examining two issues: China's most-favoured-nation (MFN) status and the Taiwan issue during the Republican George Bush administration (1989-1992) and most of the Democratic Bill Clinton administration (1993-1999). Contents: Preface; Abbreviations; Committee Assignments; Introduction; A Theoretical Framework; A History and Literature Review; Congress Charges: MFN under Bush; Congress Retreats: MFN under Clinton; Congress Surprised: Taiwan Policy under Bush; Congress Triumphant: Taiwan Policy under Clinton; Congressional Behaviour: Structural Explanations; The Role of Congress: Beyond the Structural Explanations; Conclusion; Bibliography.