Forgotten diplomacy : : the modern remaking of Dutch-Chinese relations, 1927-1950 / / by Vincent K.L. Chang.

• Superior document: Studies on modern East Asian history ; Volume 2
• VerfasserIn: Chang, Vincent K. L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Studies on modern East Asian history ; Volume 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

In this meticulously researched volume, Vincent Chang resurrects a near forgotten yet pivotal chapter of Dutch-Chinese ties to narrate how World War II, the civil war in China, and Indonesia’s decolonization redefined and remade this age-old bilateral relationship. Drawing on a unique range of hithe...

Table of Contents

• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• List of Tables
• List of Plates
• Note
• Introduction
•  1 Dutch Diplomatic History
•  2 Chinese Diplomatic History
•  3 Merging Histories
•  4 Traits of Modern Dutch-Chinese Relations
•  5 Aims, Arguments, and Organization of the Book
• Part 1: Readjustment
• 1 Diplomatic Relations During the Prewar Years: 1927–1936
•  1 International Context
•  2 Development of Bilateral Ties
•  3 Dutch Official Representation in China
•  4 Chinese Official Representation in the Netherlands
•  5 Conclusion
• 2 Remission of the Dutch Share in China’s Boxer Indemnity
•  1 A Watershed Moment
•  2 The Central Hydraulic Research Institute at Nanjing
•  3 Life, Loss, and Lasting Friendship
•  4 Effects and Significance
• Plates 1–24
• Part 2: Realignment
• 3 Diplomatic Relations during the War Years: 1937–1945
•  1 International Context
•  2 Development of Bilateral Ties
•  3 Dutch Official Representation in China
•  4 Chinese Official Representation in the Netherlands
•  5 Conclusion
• 4 Abrogation of Dutch Extraterritorial Rights in China
•  1 The System of Extraterritoriality in China
•  2 Extraterritoriality and Dutch-Chinese Treaty Relations
•  3 The Dutch-Chinese Treaty of
•  4 Effects and Significance
• Plates 25–45
• Part 3: Reset
• 5 Diplomatic Relations during the Postwar Years: 1946–1950
•  1 International Context
•  2 Development of Bilateral Ties
•  3 Dutch Official Representation in China
•  4 Chinese Official Representation in the Netherlands
•  5 Conclusion
• 6 Recognition of the People’s Republic of China
•  1 Early Encounters
•  2 The Path to Recognition
•  3 Rationales, Response, Result
•  4 Effects and Significance
• Conclusion
•  1 Change and Continuity
•  2 Policies and People
•  3 Power Dynamics
•  4 Past and Present
•  5 The Future Past
• Appendix 1: Chronology of Major Events
• Appendix 2: Overview of Senior Envoys, 1927–1950
• Appendix 3: Exchange of Notes Dated 4 April 1933
• Appendix 4: Joint Announcement Dated 15 February 1943
• Appendix 5: Dutch-Chinese Treaty of 29 May 1945
• Appendix 6: Notes on Recognition, March/April 1950
• Bibliography
• Index.