Bankers and Diplomats in China 1917-1925: The Anglo-American Experience

by Roberta Allbert Dayer

Overview

First Published in 1981. Contrary to Chairman Mao's assertion that political power comes from the barrel of a gun, this study contends that political power in China in the early 1920s emanated from the boardrooms of foreign banks. The author's interest in the way financial concerns have shaped foreign policy began with the discovery that the Lloyd George government attempted to influence the American government's policy on the British war debts by offering concessions concerning the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. This study should provide understanding concerning the causes of Chinese bitterness as well as suggest the conflicts experienced by diplomats in balancing public and private interests.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714631189
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/12/1981
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Development of Foreign Control in China, 1842–1914; Chapter 2 The Effect of World War I on Foreign Influence in China; Chapter 3 From Versailles to Washington; Chapter 4 Bankers versus Diplomats, 1922–3; Chapter 5 Two Kinds of Interference: Lin-Ch'eng and Canton, 1923; Chapter 6 1924: The Shift toward Japan; Chapter 7 An End to Solidarity; Chapter 8 The Problem of Chinese Nationalism, 1925;