Book contents
- Improbable Diplomats
- Cambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations
- Improbable Diplomats
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Prologue
- 1 By Popular Demand
- 2 Ping-Pong Diplomacy’s Return Leg and After
- 3 New Liaisons
- 4 Familiarity Breeds Contempt
- 5 Asking for More in Exchange
- 6 Political Science
- Epilogue
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Epilogue
The New Normal
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 December 2022
- Improbable Diplomats
- Cambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations
- Improbable Diplomats
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Prologue
- 1 By Popular Demand
- 2 Ping-Pong Diplomacy’s Return Leg and After
- 3 New Liaisons
- 4 Familiarity Breeds Contempt
- 5 Asking for More in Exchange
- 6 Political Science
- Epilogue
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This epilogue briefly considers the landscape of the Sino-American exchange program as and after the establishment of official diplomatic relations – or normalization – was realized in 1979. It argues that, despite the changes in the US-China diplomatic relationship, there were as many continuities as there were changes between pre- and post-normalization exchange contacts, at least in the immediate wake of the establishment of official diplomatic relations.
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- Improbable DiplomatsHow Ping-Pong Players, Musicians, and Scientists Remade US-China Relations, pp. 312 - 331Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022