The evolution of human rights in U.S.-China relations: from the end of Cold War to present

Xianyu, Pengchen (2017). The evolution of human rights in U.S.-China relations: from the end of Cold War to present. University of Birmingham. M.Phil.

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Abstract

This essay provides a historic analysis on the evolution of the issue of human rights in U.S.-China relations since the Cold War. First chapter lays the ground for the historic analysis of the evolution of human rights in U.S.-China relations since the Cold War. Second chapter focuses on the G.H.W.Bush administration’s management of the bilateral relationship after the terrible incident of 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. The third part analyses in detail the full story of the debacle of the linkage between China’s Most-Favoured-Nation status and its human rights conditions and the subsequent passage of Permanent Normal Trade Relations status for China. The final chapter focuses on the continuous process of dissolution of human rights under the two most recent presidencies, G.W.Bush and Obama. It concludes that human rights will remain on the margins of the bilateral relationship but will prevail as China becomes ever more integrated into the international community.

Type of Work: Thesis (Masters by Research > M.Phil.)
Award Type: Masters by Research > M.Phil.
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Dunn, David HUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
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College/Faculty: Colleges (2008 onwards) > College of Social Sciences
School or Department: School of Government and Society, Department of Political Science and International Studies
Funders: None/not applicable
Subjects: J Political Science > JZ International relations
URI: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/7695

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