A Research On The Sino-U.S. Military Relations In The Late Of The Cold War (1972-1989)

As an important part of Sino-U.S. relations, Sino-U.S. military relations has always been a "barometer" to measure the relationship between the two countries. The volatility of the Sino-U.S. military relations is deeply influenced by the pattern of the cold war. From the early 1970 s to the late 1980 s, the entirety of the development of military relations between the two countries is stable despite twists and turns, which up to the level of that ever since the founding of new China.The first chapter briefly reviews the military exchanges and cooperation during the phase of the post-cold war from Richard Nixon paid a visit to Beijing in1972 to cooperation interrupted in1989.This part is set in Sino-Soviet tension and ease of Sino-U.S. relations, which reviews and analyses the whole process of the development of the Sino-U.S. military relations, and focuses on the military ties in the 1980 s,explores deeply from three aspects including the high-level visits, functional cooperation and exchanges, exchanges and cooperation in military technology, comprehensively expounds the general situation of the military cooperation between China and the United States in the "golden age".The second chapter analyzes the characteristics of the military relationship between China and the United States in the late of the cold war, which is under the influence of political movements,although the whole is smooth but some inharmonious episodes exists, and high-level contacts and understandings play a very important role in the process of restoring relations,in addition, the military contacts between the two countries present a serious unequal phenomenon due to the gap in terms of comprehensive strength and the different understanding of safety. The United States plays a leading role in the process, while China has to accept passively most of the time, therefore, whether the Sino-U.S. military relations can develop smoothly is largely based on the United States about strategic positioning of China.The third and fourth chapter utilize the theory of structural realism in international political, which combined with the evolution of Sino-U.S. military relations in the late of the cold war, theoretically discussing the influencing factors and the law of development of Sino-U.S. military relations. According to the theory of structural realism, China and the United States approach gradually and cooperate inthe military field is based on the common interests of security, but in order to prevent the possibility of China to become the "real threat", the United States still insists on arms sales to Taiwan, and takes various means to curb the rise of China for fear that beyond or compete with itself.