Description: Tao Wang offers a new account of Sino-American relations in the mid-1950s that situates the two great powers in their international context. He reveals how both the United States and China adopted a policy of attempting to isolate their adversary and explores how Chinese and American leaders perceived and reacted to each other's strategies.
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Review Quotes: Methodically researched, clearly argued, strongly supported, and well written, Isolating the Enemy greatly enhances our understanding of the U.S.-China interactions in the mid-1950s and makes significant contributions to the study of Cold War history.--Hongshan Li, author of U.S.-China Educational Exchange: State, Society, and Intercultural Relations, 1905-1950