Brzezinski And The Development Of US-China Relations (1977-1981)

The development of Brzezinski and the US-China Relations is the topic of the paper.The contribution of Brzezinski in pushing the development of the relationship of America and China during the Carter administration is studied in the paper so as to explore the impact of him on the development of the relationship.In the paper,the life experience and the main thought and opinions to China of Brzezinski are simply introduced in the first chapter,which lays an ideological and theoretical basis for the specific actions in the following paper.The specific actions of Brzezinski in the whole establishment of diplomatic relations would be studied in details in the second chapter.In the first section,there is narration on the attitude and knowledge to China of Carter administration in the early time.It is pointed out that the change of American attitude to China is a process from indifference to importance.In the second section,there is research on four aspects,the Vance’s visit to China backs the relationship and gradually to a standstill,Carter authorized Brzezinski to visit China to try to reverse his disadvantage and the political talks with Chinese leaders during the visit to China,so that there comes a conclusion that the visit could strengthen the mutual trust of two parties so as to consolidate the official establishment of diplomatic relations of two countries.The third section is the resumption of negotiations and formal diplomatic relations.After the Brzezinski’s visit to China,both parties officially started the process of negotiation.Though the negotiation of multiple parties,two countries reached consent finally and the diplomatic relations was established officially.The third chapter is to mainly study relevant events that Brzezinski visited Chinese leaders for many times or promoted senior officers in America to have visit to China after the establishment of diplomatic relations,such as receiving Deng Xiaoping to visit America,having meeting with Geng Biao,promoting Brown to visit China and so on.The country positively urged both parties to have communication and cooperation in the regions of policy,economy,technology and military so as to have a further consolidation and development the newly established relations between America and China.The last chapter is to mainly analyze the diplomatic thought reflected by the diplomatic activity of Brzezinski.The thought is to chase after the maximization of national profit of America.The country pursue the principle of strength and it took hard attitude to Soviet Union and the establishment of a new international order led by the United States.He appeals to America and China should enhance the cooperation to jointly resist the expansion status ofSoviet.The role and impact of him on the development of the relations of America and China would be narrated in the chapter.The establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States is a landmark event in the modern diplomatic history of the world.It is extremely important for the development of the international pattern for the two great powers to break the ice and hold hands,which is also an extremely important step for brzezinski’s geostrategic theory.