Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Part I Brief Review of U.S.-China Relations Since Tiananmen
1 George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton 3
2 George W. Bush's Early Years 7
3 The George W. Bush Administration's Pre-September 11 China Policy 11
4 The George W. Bush Administration's China Policy Since 2001 13
WTO Membership 13
Grounds for Cooperation 14
Arms Sales and Military Strategy 15
November 2002 16
Powell's Trip to Asia 17
March 2003 18
China's Role in U.S.-DPRK Relations 20
Three Gorges Dam 21
Hong Kong 22
High-Level Meetings 24
Leadership Change and Continuity 25
5 Bush's Foreign Policy Advisors 29
Richard B. Cheney, Vice President 31
The Department of State 34
The Department of Defense 39
Other Advisors 42
Superficial Policy Change 44
Part II Issues
6 Issue 1: Taiwan in U.S.-China Relations 51
Pro-Taiwan Policy 52
China Takes Strong Stand against Aegis 52
Bush Appears to End Strategic Ambiguity 54
Bush Encourages Taiwan Separatists 56
PRC Firm on One-China Principle 58
Continued Military Cooperation with Taiwan 60
Pro-China Policy 62
Pressure from All Sides-The Future of U.S. Policy toward Taiwan 63
7 Issue 2: Security in Northeast Asia 67
National Missile Defense 67
The Bush Administration Consults Other Nations 67
China Wary of U.S. Initiative 68
Six-Party Talks 70
8 Issue 3: Miltary-to-Military Contacts 77
The Plane Collision Controversy 79
Background 79
China, United States Exchange Belligerent Remarks 81
U.S. Voices Regret 83
China Accepts U.S. Letter of Regret 85
U.S. Bellicose After Crew Returns 86
Agreement Reached on Plane's Return 88
Military Relations since 2001 89
Auraof Confusion Surrounds Policy 89
Resumption of Military Exchanges 92
Guantanamo Detainees 95
Opportunities for Cooperation 96
9 Issue 4: Sino-U.S. Economic Relations 103
Trade 103
Chinese Foreign Direct Investment 105
The Yuan 108
Conclusion 113
Relations since Spring 2006 113
Postscript 121
Bibliography 127
Index 131
