Eisenhower Administration's "China Threat Theory" And Its Policy To Southeast Asia

After the Second World War, the old West Europe-Centered international pattern was gradually replaced by the U. S. -Soviet bipolar system. After the founding of the Peoples Republic of China especially after outbreak of the Korean War, Eisenhower administration regarded China as the major threat and started to adjust the U. S. Policy towards China. Under the guidance of china threat theory, secretary of state Dulles brought global strategy forward and Southeast Asia was put in a more and more important position. Since then Eisenhower administration changed the foreign policy to Southeast Asia and started to take overall intervention. Meanwhile, national safety council made a series of policy papers to Southeast Asia. America permeated into Southeast Asia through political aid, economic aid and military aid. The policies to Southeast Asia of this period, not only had important impact on Southeast Asia, China and America itself, but also influenced surroundings districts such as Japan, Korea and Formosa. This essay regards American foreign policies towards Southeast Asia as the Research object, and attempts to discuss the courses of making decision and practicing, which regards China Threat Theory as the premise.