This landmark study by a leading Chinese scholar of international relations significantly advances our understanding of the origins of Chinese Communist foreign policy. Basing himself on a wealth of previously inaccessible Chinese archival sources, memoirs, and official documents, Professor Niu charts the evolution of CCP foreign policy in the period preceding the revolutionary victory in 1949. Broadly speaking, he interprets the evolution as a learning process in which the CCP leadership, including Chairman Mao Zedong, gradually acquired knowledge and experience of the world through intensifying interaction with the United States, Great Britain, the USSR, and other countries that were involved in Chinese domestic as well as international affairs. Without abandoning their commitment to Marxism-Leninism or their deference to the Soviet Union’s leading role in the international communist movement, Mao Zedong and his associates came to the understanding that China’s interests and the interests of the CCP in particular were not always congruent with those of the Soviet leadership. From the 1930s through the conquest of power in 1949, first survival and then the quest for nationwide victory defined the core interests of the CCP. The rigid Marxist-Leninist doctrines that initially informed the world view of CCP leaders yielded over time to realism, and Mao Zedong became a skilled and effective player on the stage of world politics during the course of the CCP’s ascent to power. Niu Jun’s analysis of this process is well informed, subtle, and persuasive. He presents the intricate twists and turns in the evolution of CCP foreign policy, details the intra-party conflicts, and discusses the tensions between the Yan’an leadership and Moscow. He revisits a critical period in the evolution of Sino-American relations when an opportunity may have existed to avert the cold war confrontation that led to a Sino-American war in Korea in 1950. Published in Chinese in 1992 and recognized in China as a major historical contribution, Niu Jun’s book is now available for the first time in English translation.

From Yan'an to the World: The Origin and Development of Chinese Communist Foreign Policy

History

Niu, Jun

Asia

Eastbridge Books

From Yan'an To The World: Origins And Development Of Chinese Communist Foreign Policy (VOICES OF ASIA)

In the 1930s, the core interest of the CCP was simple survival. By its ascent to power in 1949, the Party’s interest had grown to focus on national consolidation and the intense and complex struggle that required. Similarly, the rigid Marxist-Leninist world view originally held by CCP leaders yielded over time to realism as Mao Zedong became a skilled and effective player on the stage of world politics. Drawing from a wealth of previously inaccessible Chinese archival sources, memoirs, and official documents, Professor Niu Jun charts CCP foreign policy during the period prior to 1949. His analysis is well informed, subtle, and persuasive as he presents the intricate twists and turns in the evolution of CCP foreign policy, details the intra-party conflicts, and discusses the tensions between the Yan’an leadership and Moscow. He also revisits a critical period in the evolution of Sino-American relations when an opportunity might well have existed to avert the confrontation that led to the Sino-American war in Korea in 1950. Published in Chinese in 1992, Professor Niu’s book is recognized in China as a major contribution to 20th Century history. It is now, for the first time, available in English translation. This landmark study significantly advances Western understanding of the evolutionary process by which the entire CCP leadership, including Chairman Mao Zedong, gained knowledge and experience of the world. The role of China’s intensifying interaction with the United States, Great Britain, and the USSR is explored in depth. Abandoning neither their commitment to Marxism-Leninism nor their deference to the Soviet Union’s leading role in the international communist movement, Mao Zedong and his close associates came to understand China’s interests, in general — and the interests of the CCP in particular — were not always congruent with those of the Soviet leadership.

Jun Niu

Pacific Century Pr

In the 1930s, the core interest of the CCP was simple survival. By its ascent to power in 1949, the Party’s interest had grown to focus on national consolidation and the intense and complex struggle that required. Similarly, the rigid Marxist-Leninist world view originally held by CCP leaders yielded over time to realism as Mao Zedong became a skilled and effective player on the stage of world politics. Drawing from a wealth of previously inaccessible Chinese archival sources, memoirs, and official documents, Professor Niu Jun charts CCP foreign policy during the period prior to 1949. His analysis is well informed, subtle, and persuasive as he presents the intricate twists and turns in the evolution of CCP foreign policy, details the intra-party conflicts, and discusses the tensions between the Yan’an leadership and Moscow. He also revisits a critical period in the evolution of Sino-American relations when an opportunity might well have existed to avert the confrontation that led to the Sino-American war in Korea in 1950. Published in Chinese in 1992, Professor Niu’s book is recognized in China as a major contribution to 20th Century history. It is now, for the first time, available in English translation. This landmark study significantly advances Western understanding of the evolutionary process by which the entire CCP leadership, including Chairman Mao Zedong, gained knowledge and experience of the world. The role of China’s intensifying interaction with the United States, Great Britain, and the USSR is explored in depth. Abandoning neither their commitment to Marxism-Leninism nor their deference to the Soviet Union’s leading role in the international communist movement, Mao Zedong and his close associates came to understand China’s interests, in general — and the interests of the CCP in particular — were not always congruent with those of the Soviet leadership.

Eastbridge

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From Yan'an to the World: The Origin and Development of Chinese Communist Foreign Policy

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