American Cultural Diplomacy Towards China During Thetruman Administration

After the outbreak of the Cold War,The two camps,led by the United States and the Soviet Union,have launched fierce competition and confrontation in the fields of politics and military.In addition,in the field of cultural propaganda,the two sides also compete for,The United States uses the method of cultural diplomacy to fight for the ideological field of the socialist country led by the Soviet Union.The aim is to make the world understand the United States and to produce a favorable and agreeable view of American freedom and the American way of life.To this end,the United States has developed a special target for the socialist Camp Cultural policy,book projects,educational exchange programs,film publicity and other cultural exchange programs will become the United States to achieve its purpose.The United States uses multiple cultural means to resist socialism,to export its ideology to the socialist camp,and to cultivate.This article will discuss the foreign policy of the Truman's term of Chinese culture.At present,the historical facts of American cultural diplomacy towards China have not been fully explored,This paper chooses Truman's term of office(1945-1953)as a historical period to examine American cultural diplomacy.The reason for this history,in international relations,is that it was at the end of the Second World War,when the Cold war was about to break out.From China's domestic perspective,Shortly after the end of World War II,civil war broke out between the two parties,The international situation has a profound impact on China's domestic situations.From the perspective of cultural diplomacy,during the Cold War,culture played an important role as a diplomatic means,Culture has played an important role as a diplomatic means,and cultural diplomacy has been paid more and more attention by the United States and Soviet countries.The cultural diplomacy strategy of the United States has a profound influence on China.This article takes the education Exchange as the main line,analyzes from the Truman government American culture diplomatic goal,the Sino-American Education Cultural exchange,the American culture diplomacy influence and so on,This paper tries to reveal the important role that culture diplomacy plays in American diplomacy in this period.This thesis includes preface,text,conclusion,four parts of reference literature.The foreword part mainly explained the research significance of this topic,the review of academic history,research methods,basis,innovation and deficiencies.The first chapter expounds the origin and development of Sino-American Cultural exchange,Mainly divided into three parts of the Truman administration before the education and cultural exchanges between China and the United States to comb,The opening of education and cultural exchanges between China and the United States by young children,Since then,both China and the United States have undergone a period of Sino-American cultural exchange between the would like and the Second World War.The educational exchange between China and America has its inheritance,and it presents different characteristics at different historical stages.Chapter II The goal and strategy of Truman's cultural diplomacy towards China,This paper focuses on the importance of American culture diplomacy in Truman period and the important role of cultural diplomacy in American foreign relations.The United States can become the world's use of cultural means to carry out international exchange of representatives,Because of the nature of American culture,America's economic strength and cultural soft power support each other,together to build the postwar United States hegemony,And at different times,in order to achieve different diplomatic goals,the U.S.leadership has developed different diplomatic strategies.The third chapter mainly discusses the American educational and cultural exchange to China in Truman period,In two stages,Before the founding of New China,the goal of the United States in China was to establish a unified China headed by Chiang Kai-shek.Therefore,the United States and the Kuomintang carried out a large number of educational and cultural exchanges.With the help of Chiang Kai-shek,the United States hopes to establish a coalition government in China under the leadership of the Kuomintang,And this government is in favor of the United States.After the founding of New China,The Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan,and the United States once abandoned Taiwan,But the full outbreak of the Cold War,and the outbreak of the Korean War,The United States has launched a number of cultural exchange programs in Taiwan to promote the United States to start supporting the Kuomintang,The aim is to enhance Taiwan's strength.The fourth chapter chooses the first American educational and cultural exchange project in China——Fulbright program As a case of American cultural diplomacy to China,we further discuss the cultural exchanges between the United States and China.Fulbright program as the world's most influential,the widest range of cultural exchange projects,has exerted far-reaching influence on modern China,Taiwan region and China today.The conclusion part refines the whole view and expounds the influence of American culture diplomacy to China.During the Truman administration,the cultural diplomacy of China was part of American cultural diplomacy,It follows the tradition of American cultural diplomacy since modern times,and lays the foundation of the postwar cultural diplomacy.