A Historical Survey Of China's Economic And Trade Policies During The Carter Administration (1977-1981)

In 1979 the United States and China established formal diplomatic relation,timing is fruition,diplomatic relations between the two countries established diplomatic relations to their respective national interests in China and the United States have brought great benefits,it is not just a race from the historical time,Deng xiaoping and President Carter is more strategic wisdom of two politicians.Carter administration in 2013 the United States government archives collection published,make the development of relations between the United States about forty years ago vein is clearly displayed in front of the world gradually,the author in reading archive and retrieve the academic circles about the research progress of china-us relations of the carter administration,found that more constrained by political and diplomatic direction,the two countries for economic and trade,which is the basis for bilateral political research is very weak.The author hopes to use his limited knowledge to review the history of trade history between China and the United States during the carter administration and the starting point of the U.S.trade policy with China.The introduction part mainly introduces the reasons and research significance of the topic and the research status at home and abroad.The main body of the thesis is divided into four chapters,and the chapter introduces the relevant factors of the carter administration in the four years.The first chapter mainly explains the origin of the carter administration's trade policy with China and the unique historical complex of President carter's China.The second chapter mainly explains the economic and trade policies of the carter administration(1977-1978),the main factors that carter developed to China's trade policy and the internal disputes with China.The third chapter mainly introduces the economic and trade policies of the carter administration in the later period(1979-1981.1).The fourth chapter mainly explains the factors that influence the carter administration's trade policy with China and the historical significance and influence of the development of economic and trade policies between the two countries.Finally,through the way of big events,the economic and trade development between the two countries in the carter administration period is connected together,which makes it clear to understand the carter administration's economic and trade policy towards China.Overall,carter took office,because the face of the most difficult situation after the cold war,the government's actions have to be global contraction and pick the whole,especially the problem of the relation between the Soviet union.As Mr Carter sought to improve relations with the Soviet union,he deliberately ignored the sino-american relationship at the start of his presidency,which caused resentment among cabinet officials,including the national security service and the defence minister.Strategic relations between the United States and the Soviet union,after the bursting of the carter administration began to attach importance to the role of China,sent secretary of state,and national security advisor to the cabinet official visit to China,is committed to solve the normalization of relations between the two countries and the problems in economic and trade relations between the two countries,and in the field of bilateral economic and trade cooperation.The carter administration to consider to maintain the progress of the importance of political and trade relations,began actively trade policy toward China,greatly relaxed trade control,especially to broaden the export of high-tech products to China.In the course of the establishment of diplomatic relations,we conducted trade negotiations with China on issues concerning the repayment of frozen assets and most-favored-nation treatment.Most solves the US-China relations in the historical condition at that time after normalization of the institutional barriers of trade barriers,to later in the 80 s,greatly improving us-china trade has played a vital role.At the same time,China's foreign trade policy and trade system also through to the United States trade gradually in the process of imitating,learning,and the reform,to China during the period of reform and opening up to adapt to the international order has benefited the specification and the process of the rule of the market.