China's Road to the Korean War: The Making of the Sino-American Confrontation

China's Road to the Korean War

The Making of the Sino-American Confrontation

New York

1994

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Map of China

Map of Korea's Northeast

Introduction

Part I: The Emergence of a Revolutionary Power 1948-1949

1. Revolutionary Commitments and Security Concerns: New China Faces the World

Part II: Friends and Enemies: A Stage Set for Confrontation November 1948-June 1950

2. The Recognition Controversy: The Origins of Sino-American Confrontation

3. Leaning to One Side: The Formation of the Sino-Soviet Alliance

4. Taiwan, Indochina, and Korea: Beijing's Confrontation with the U.S. Escalates

Part III: The Road to Intervention

5. Beijing's Response to the Outbreak of the Korean War

6. After Inchon: The Making of the Decision on Intervention

7. The Decision Stands the Test: China Crosses the Yalu

Conclusions: The Chinese Experience During the War

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