Reluctant Adversaries: Canada and the People's Republic of China, 1949-1970

When the People's Republic of China was established in 1949, the Canadian government refused to recognize it, centering its China policy over the next 20 years on the Nationalist Chinese government in Taiwan, keeping one eye always on the much larger and lesser known republic. Evans and Frolic have collected 10 original essays on Canada's relations with the larger China between 1949 and 1971, when Canada officially recognized the PRC. An introduction by Evans sets the context. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.