Date of Submission
Spring 2018
Academic Programs and Concentrations
Political Studies
Project Advisor 1
David Kettler
Abstract/Artist's Statement
This paper will attempt to examine the pitfalls of non-recognition through an examination of China in the 1940s and 50s. China in this era faced many challenges ranging from war with foreign powers, issues of economic development, and poor relations with its neighbors in addition to its lack of UN membership and formal diplomatic recognition. In the absence of high level diplomatic relations with many nations and UN membership, the main venue for Chinese diplomacy was international conferences such as the Bandung and Geneva Conferences. This paper will argue for the use of such conferences both as a status enhancer and venue for the advancement of foreign policy goals in the absence of normative diplomatic relations.
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Recommended Citation
Barry, Aidan Richard, "Communist China in the 1950s: a Case Study of Non-Recognized States" (2018). Senior Projects Spring 2018. 184.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/senproj_s2018/184
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