The Reports Of The United States Consuls In Canton And Early US-China Relations (1784-1844)

This thesis tries to make a comprehensive, systematic inspection on the motivation, the practice and the thought about the United States'efforts of the development of US-China relations, as a main source of Consular Reports in Despatches from U.S.Consuls in Canton,China,1790-1906, with the background of times and the tradition Chinese and western culture, focusing on the features and the impact on US-China relations in 1784-1844.This thesis tries to make a more comprehensive understanding of US-China relations based on the research on the political, economic, and cultural exchanges and other issues between China and the U.S.in 1784-1844.