 | China's Economic Relations with the West and Japan, 1949-1979: Grain, Trade and Diplomacy Subjects: Area Studies; Economics Finance Business & Industry; Politics & International Relations; International Relations; Asian Studies; Economics; Chinese Studies; Japanese Studies; International Economics; During the period 1949 to 1979, communist China was officially pursuing a policy of self-sufficiency, and the United States and its allies were officially implementing a trade embargo against communist China. However, this book, based on extensive original research, demonstrates that China was highly dependent on Western/Japanese grain imports. The text shows that groups lobbying on behalf of Western/Japanese grain producers and related industries had successfully found ways of by-passing the embargo. This book charts the complicated picture of how economic relations between China, the West and Japan developed in these years. Chad J. Mitcham, a London-based writer and researcher, recieved his PhD in History at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has studied and worked in several countries. |
