Foreign Government To Lobby The United States A Comparative Study

This thesis, through multi-case studies, takes a comparative research into the lobbying activities of Arab countries and Israel on U.S. Congress. Based on a systematic analysis, it summarizes rules in respect of exploiting resources and strategies in lobbying U.S. Congress of universal significance. It also concludes the essential elements for and restrictions to U.S. Congress lobbying by foreign governments. By a detailed study on the specific process of foreign governments'lobbying actives on U.S. Congress, this thesis deduces meaningful conclusions, which can serve as a reference to China's diplomacy including lobbying U.S Congress.Apart from the preface and epilogue, this thesis has six chapters in all. The preface defines important concepts and illuminates the significance, status quo, logic framework and innovations of this thesis. Chapter 1 gives an introduction to the background knowledge of Congress lobbying. Chapters from 2 to 5 are case studies, including the Middle East war in 1973, the anti-Arab boycott campaign of Israel, the sail plan of F-15 in 1978 and The AWACS Battle in 1981. Chapter 6 sums up the successful elements of and limits to the foreign governments'lobbying on U.S. Congress, as well as provides some proposals to China's diplomacy.Innovations of this thesis are mainly in the following aspects:First, the visual angle is original. Studies on Congress lobbying by foreign governments is inadequate, both at home and abroad. This thesis is designed to deepen the research in this field. Second, it makes a detailed case study and takes a systematic research into the strategies and resources exploited by foreign governments when lobbying Congress. It also sums up the successful elements of and limits to the foreign governments'lobbying on U.S. Congress. All these are quite original. Third, this thesis puts forward original ideas for China to lobby U.S. congress.