China and the Vietnam Wars, 1950-1975

“The key role of Mao’s China in arming and guiding the thirty-year struggle has only now been clarified by the researches of Qiang Zhai. . . . Zhai makes . . . many illuminating disclosures.” — London Review of Books

“[A] thorough and detailed study. . . . Zhai skillfully illustrates how a nation’s self-interest is at the heart of its foreign policy.” — CHOICE

“As groundbreaking as it is clear. Scholars who seek a model on how to state, construct, and support an argument can do little better than this.” — Intelligence and National Security

“An engaging account of the thoughts and actions of the decision makers on both sides of the Sino-Vietnamese connection, the book constitutes a fresh and important contribution to the historiography during a crucial period of China’s foreign policy.” — American Journal of Chinese Studies

“Deploying an impressive array of Chinese archival, memoir, and secondary sources, Qiang Zhai’s outstanding study details the roles and illuminates the motives of China’s involvement in the first and second Indochina wars between 1950 and 1975. . . . Fair-minded, clearly written, and deeply researched, Zhai’s study supersedes all previous works on the subject and merits a broad readership by students of cold war international relations.” — Journal of Military History

“A must for those working within the field of Cold War history.” — Journal of Peace Research

“A useful and provocative book.” — China Information

“Sweeping in scope and rich in detail, [this] book provides the most authoritative account yet published of Chinese policymaking and the ever-changing relationship between Beijing and Hanoi during the period of U.S. entanglement in Vietnam. . . . Anyone interested in Chinese foreign policy, the international history of the Cold War, and the Vietnam wars will be deeply in Zhai’s debt.” — Journal of Cold War Studies

“Chen Jian and Qiang Zhai have established themselves as the leading authorities on Chinese policy . . . . Zhai’s study looks set to remain the standard work on the subject from some time to come.” — Journal of Contemporary History

“A valuable contribution, not only to the Vietnam saga, but also to an understanding of the Cold War and U.S. policies during that time.” — International Law and Politics