American Core Values ​​and External Decision-making - Analysis Of Core Values ​​with The U.s. Policy Toward China

As a coronary of culha accumul8tion, values Profoundjy affect the foreign POlicymdeng process of a coUnny AInerican foreign POlicy ndng is, Anlly, closelyrelated to its values. A general survey of AJnerican fOreign policy making from thefOunding of the country with its focus on the diplomatic history since late 19thcetw indicates that three values, i.e. sense of ndssfon, racial superiority andAnerican concePt of democracy, have influenced the fondgn POlicy mallng Processenormously This thesis defines these three values as Ainerican core values, and isintended to analyze the importan role of them in Ainerican foreign POlicy from theorigin of core values.The first chaPer consistS of three sections, each of them dates back to the origin ofAInerican core values and genetalizes the fimCtions of core values in diffendhistorical backgroUnd. The second chaPtr is mainly concemed with the influence ofMrican core values on the policy making since the AInerican-Spbosh war Todemonstrate the constraints of Anerican foreign POlicy mdeng undr the influence ofcore values, this thesis exPlore the reasons behind foreign policy making thIough theresearch of three phocular Periods of time. The third chaper atteInPts tO analyze corevalues demonStrated by AInerican china policy TWo seemingly conflicting po1iciescan only be eXPlained from the Perspective of AInerican core values. The alterationsof Ainerican China policy after the outbreak of the Korean War was also thected bycore values. Wrican core values promP the adOPtion of the Engagment andEnlargemere StratCgy by the Clinton administraion in l990's.In conclusiO4 the role of American core values in the foregn POlicymaking Processcan never be overestimated. Although the induence of three core values vary indifferent Period of hme, racial sUPeriority is alWays the basis on Which twO other corevalues can exert their strengths, sense of ndssion playtng a leading role and AxnericanconcePt of democracy is the value Ainericans dream to sPread tbrOughut the worId.in the foreseeable futhe, the whuence of Ainerican core values on POlicymdengmigh fluctUate, howevf, it will never disaPpear...