On The Evolution And Characteristics Of The Clinton Administration's Human Rights Diplomacy In China

Human rights diplomacy is one important component of American foreign policy.American human rights diplomacy to China came into being when Jimmy Carter took office. The change of the international strategic situation makes human rights problem to be a basic factor of the Sino-U.S. relationship when Clinton came into power. On the basis of the sum-up o f the early history of American human rights diplomacy towards China, this thesis attempts to analyse the evolution and characteristics of the Clinton administrations?human rights diplomacy to China, then further discusses its deep cause and essence in order to do well in grasping and understanding Sino-U.S. relationship,which will contribute much to nation.The thesis is made up of three parts.Part One discusses American human rights diplomacy towards China before the Clinton adminisrations. At first,this part analyses the origin of Sino-U.S.?human rights problem, consisquently, discusses American human rights diplomacy to China after the July 4th Incident, on the basis of which the thesis summarizes the characteristics of American human rights diplomacy towards China before Clinton took office.Part Two makes a research towards the evolution of Clinton administration?s human rights diplomacy towards China. The July 4th Incident and the end of the Cdld War shakened the strategic grounds of the Sino-U. S. .Early in president Clinton administrations, human rights factor played a predominate role in the SinoU.S .relationship. The policy of coercion against China couldn抰 get a foreseeing effect. Clinton linked Taiwan problem with human rights to put pressure on the Chinese goverment. The elevation of the Taiwan Strait-3-Crisis wakened the American goverment Since 1996抯 spring. American human rights diplomacy towards China getts move practical. Talks became a good method in resolving the human rights problem between China and the United States.Part Three anyleses the deep cause and essence of American human rights diplomacy towards China so that we can have all the theoretical perceptive into the issue. At first, Clinton administrations?human rights diplomacy towards China reflects that the ideology of human rights between two countries is different. Human rights dli.plomacy towards China is one of the Clinton administrations?tool to protecting American national intrests. Making use of human rights diplomacy to evolve China is the basis reason why the U.S. implement the human rights diplomacy towards China. Clinton administrations?human rights diplomacy also reflects the substantial difference on the cultral traditions and the valve ideology between the Sino-U.S. the difference of ideologies also is a reason why the Clinton administrations carries out the hunirnan rights diplomacy.Based on the above three parts, the thesis makes a conclusion that human rights problem will be of importance btween China and America during a long time, although the reason and capacity of American human rights diplomacy towards China gets more weakened.. But the practices of interfering Chinese domestic affairs won抰 be able to prove effection, only talks are the basic way to resolve the Sino-U. S.?human rights problem.