The Study On Carter Administration’s Policy Of S&T Exchange And Cooperation Towards China

This paper will focus on the process from 1977 to 1980,under the background of the normalization of Sino-U.S.relations,the Carter administration and the Chinese government,through contact,consultation and negotiation,finally signed the Sino-U.S.agreement on science and technology cooperation and established the Sino-U.S.S&T cooperation relationship at the institutional level.At the same time,this paper will elaborate on the specific manifestations of Sino-U.S.S&T cooperation,as well as the basic position of the U.S.government and the inter-departmental cooperation mechanism by elaborating the exchanges and cooperation between the two countries in the fields of agriculture,energy,space technology,education.The topic of this paper is divided into five chapters.The first chapter discusses the origin of Sino-U.S.S&T cooperation,namely,the stage of S&T exchange in Sino-U.S.scientific and technological relations.Under the background of Normalization,various factors affecting the establishment of comprehensive S&T cooperation between China and the U.S.are specifically analyzed,including three factors,such as history,the U.S.government’s policy towards China and the political changes in China.Chapter two is the signing of the Sino-U.S.S&T cooperation agreement,which mainly describes the signing process of the Sino-U.S.S&T cooperation agreement from 1978 to the beginning of 1979.This chapter mainly discusses how the Chinese and American governments expand the Sino-U.S.S&T cooperation under the background that the Sino-U.S.relations entered a new era in 1978,expand the former non-governmental exchanges to the large-scale cooperation between the governments,and institutionalize the process of the Sino-U.S.S&T cooperation.Chapter three is about the establishment and activities of the Sino-U.S.Joint Commission on Science and Technology Cooperation.This chapter will elaborate the implementation process of the provisions of the agreement from three aspects,including the development of the Sino-U.S.S&T cooperation program,the organization and operation of the Sino-U.S.Joint Commission on S&T cooperation and the convening of the first Annual Conference.It also analyzes the establishment process and basic operation mode of the joint Commission management system,the basic system of S&T cooperation between China and the United States.Chapter four is the key S&T cooperation projects between the Chinese and American governments.This chapter selects three cases of Sino-U.S.intergovernmental cooperation projects in the fields of agriculture,energy and space technology to illustrate the actions and modes of cooperation of the U.S.government in the development of S&T cooperation projects with China.The fifth chapter discusses the influence of the American government’s policy of S&T cooperation on SinoAmerican educational and cultural exchanges from the aspects of the Mo U on the exchange of students and scholars between China and the United States,the further determination of educational exchange programs in 1979,and the cooperation between the Smithsonian Institution and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.Under the Carter administration,the Sino-U.S.S&T relationship was different from Nixon-Ford times.The signing of the Agreement on S&T cooperation between China and the United States brought the two countries into a large-scale and institutionalized stage of intergovernmental exchanges and cooperation in the field of science and technology.The U.S.and Chinese governments established,in accordance with the agreement,an institutional framework for long-term S&T cooperation,namely,the establishment of the Sino-U.S.Joint Commission on S&T Cooperation,its subcommittees and working groups,and the signing of implementation agreements in specific areas.At the same time,in the context of the Normalization,for the U.S.government,promoting S&T cooperation between the two countries was conducive to improving Sino-U.S.relations and promoting the establishment of diplomatic relations,which will have a deeper impact on Chinese modernization development and further safeguard the peaceful and friendly relations between the two countries.Besides,on the specific S&T cooperation projects,the U.S.government tried to reach mutually beneficial cooperation principles and goals with the Chinese government.