The setting -- Attitudes and perceptions -- The open door in Manchuria : the Russian problem -- The Russo-Japanese War and the question of Chinese neutrality -- Exclusion, railroads, and the anti-American boycott of 1905 -- "A quiet, firm maintenance of our position" -- Closing the door? : the Taft-Katsura memorandum and the Root-Takahira agreement -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"This book offers the first in-depth study of Sino-American relations during the Theodore Roosevelt administration. In its examination of the issues and problems that arose in U.S.-Chinese relations during this time, the book argues that a stereotyped perception of China and its people inhibited American policy responses during Roosevelt's presidency"--Provided by publisher.
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