Drawing on archival materials, interviews and personal experiences, this work offers insights into the significant personalities and the formal and informal structures, processes, mechanisms and dynamics of foreign-policy decision-making in Beijing. Its coverage encompasses controversial decisions such as China's entry to the Korean War, the selling of DF-3 missiles to Saudi Arabia in 1986, and co-operation with the Israeli defence establishment. The book presents a series of case studies that challenge existing Western theoretical analysis. On the basis on his examination of the last 40 years, the author makes predictions about likely changes in Beijing's leadership and its foreign-policy decision-making process.
"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.