Overview of Course

Sino-U.S. relations is one of the most dynamic and important relations in today’s world. This course is a study and examination of the process and evolution of this relations in the last two hundred some years since 1800. We will look into U.S. trade with China and American involvement in the Opium Trade and signing of the first Sino-U.S. treaty in 1844. Anson Burlingame’s mission to China and his service as Chief of Chinese embassy to the U.S. and Europe. The arrival of Chinese workers and students in the U.S. And US open door policy toward China and the supposed implication for China’s territory integrity will be examine as well. U.S. China alliance during WWII and U.S. Involvement in Chinese Civil War were some of the critical moments in the Sino-U.S. relationship. Nixon’s visit to China in 1972, and eventual diplomatic recognition in 1979 paved the way for the last forty years of friendly but occasionally rocky relationship. This course help students gain clear understanding the historical evolution of U.S.-China relations.