Forgotten vanguard : informal diplomacy and the rise of United States-China trade, 1972-1980

Introduction: the forgotten importance of the National Council -- Disorder under heaven: the deep uncertainty of Sino-American trade -- Backchannel to China: the nontraditional diplomacy of the National Council -- Informal trade diplomacy in detente and rapprochement: a comparative analysis -- The National Council, 1974-1977: capability and contingency -- Deng Xiaoping, the Council, and the normalization breakthrough, 1977-1980 -- Conclusion: a changed China, a changed National Council