China's European Headquarters
Switzerland and China during the Cold War
Part of Cambridge Studies in the History of the People's Republic of China
- Author: Ariane Knüsel, University of Fribourg
- Date Published: April 2022
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781009169462
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During the Cold War, the People's Republic of China used Switzerland as headquarters for its economic, political, intelligence, and cultural networks in Europe. Based on extensive research in Western and Chinese archives, China's European Headquarters charts not only how Switzerland came to play this role, but also how Chinese networks were built in practice, often beyond the public face of official proclamations and diplomatic interactions. By tracing the development of Sino-Swiss relations in the Cold War, Ariane Knüsel sheds new light on the People's Republic of China's formulation and implementation of foreign policy in Europe, Latin America and Africa and Switzerland's efforts to align neutrality, humanitarian engagement, and economic interests.
Read more- A major contribution to the fields of PRC history, modern Chinese history, Chinese intelligence history, and diplomatic history
- Presents detailed discussion of the various intelligence networks operated by China in Western Europe and Western counterintelligence
- Analyses China's political and economic relations with Europe during the Cold War
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'Ariane Knüsel delivers a compelling historical account of how Switzerland became a key hub for Chinese foreign policy, commercial interests and intelligence operations in Europe during the Cold War. This is a must-read for anyone interested in Sino-European relations at the intersection of trade, human rights, intelligence and Cold War politics.' Christian F. Ostermann, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
See more reviews'This is a profoundly important book with a relevance that extends beyond its Cold War focus up to the present day. Drawing on a unique set of sources, the focus on Chinese espionage in Switzerland soon expands to encompass a thorough exploration of the meaning of neutrality, the decisive interests of trace, and the level of inter-state competition that existed within the communist world as much as in the West. This is a refined, multi-layered work which opens up new terrain for reconsidering international relations during the Cold War.' Giles Scott-Smith, Roosevelt Chair in New Diplomatic History, Leiden University
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- Date Published: April 2022
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781009169462
- length: 300 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 158 x 23 mm
- weight: 0.629kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Creating a European hub: Recognition, potential, and frictions (1949–1958)
2. Becoming a global hub: The Sino-Soviet split, the Great Leap Forward, and Tibetan refugees (1958–1965)
3. 'A sick man shaken by fits of madness': Dealing with China during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976)
4. Dr. No in Switzerland: Bern as a Chinese intelligence hub
5. Conclusion: A new Cold War or more of the same?
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