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Victor S. C. Cheng examines negotiations between China’s Nationalists and Communists after the Second World War, alongside American mediation and the struggle over Manchuria. The book connects discussions at the negotiating table with military decisions that helped shape the developing civil war.
Seven chapters consider the Chongqing talks, Sino-Soviet negotiations, ceasefire agreements and the difficulties of translating political objectives into workable settlements. Cheng explores concessions, mistrust, ambiguous provisions and the choices made by leaders managing both diplomacy and armed forces. This revised historical study includes original maps, a note on sources, bibliography and index.