Between Beijing and Washington: APEC as a bridge to summit.

Ng Hoi Lam.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 138-149).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Abstract --- p.ixAcknowledgments --- p.xiList of Abbreviations，Tables and Figures --- p.xiiChapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction: Summit in Sino-American relations --- p.1Chapter 1.1 --- Magic Figure --- p.1Chapter - --- 30th Anniversary of Rapprochement between the US and ChinaChapter 1.2 --- Puzzle --- p.3Chapter - --- The Central questionChapter 1.3 --- Layout --- p.6Chapter 1.4 --- Argument --- p.6Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review: Linking the internal politics to decision-making process of foreign policy Rational model VS Power model in High politics --- p.8Chapter 2.1 --- What is a Summit? --- p.8Chapter 2.2 --- Who is/ are the person(s) in-charge of foreign policy making process? --- p.11Chapter 2.3 --- Foreign Policy decision making model(s)Chapter - --- Rationality model VS Power model --- p.16Chapter 2.4 --- Linking internal and external politicsChapter - --- Two-level game instead of realism --- p.21Chapter 2.5 --- Value of summitry --- p.25Chapter - --- A photo-taking arenaChapter - --- Symbolism or substance?Chapter 2.6 --- Summitry in APEC --- p.32Chapter Chapter 3 --- Methodology & Theoretical Framework: Summitry for settling legitimacy dilemma by two-level game --- p.34Chapter 3.1 --- Focusing the subject --- p.34Chapter 3.2 --- Research Method and Data --- p.38Chapter 3.3 --- Nature of Sino-American relations --- p.39Chapter 3.4 --- Summitry under two-level game --- p.47Chapter 3.5 --- Pattern in APEC summits --- p.53Chapter 3.6 --- "Modeling in 3 'I's´ؤInternational, internal and individual" --- p.55Chapter Chapter 4 --- A Year of Presidential Elections: The case of 1996 --- p.61Chapter 4.1 --- Manila APEC --- p.61Chapter 4.2 --- Jiang's Taiwan PolicyChapter - --- How did the 'Eight Points' work under internal politics --- p.62Behind the Third Strait CrisisRepeating the same old tuneChapter 4.3 --- Full embracement after APEC --- p.75Chapter Chapter 5 --- After Honeymoon Years: The case of 1999 --- p.78Chapter 5.1 --- Auckland APEC --- p.78Conflicts after the honeymoon: Old bottle with new wineChapter 5.2 --- Three Crises --- p.84A huge mistake´ؤupon mismatched timingMissile on the Embassy"""Special State-to-State relationship"""Chapter 5.3 --- """2As"" meetings´ؤplatform for saving face" --- p.90Chapter 5.4 --- Re-opening dialogue on WTO deals --- p.93Diplomat dead but diplomacy aliveChapter Chapter 6 --- Starting a new Emperor: The case of 2001 --- p.99Chapter 6.1 --- Shanghai APEC --- p.99New doctrine: A potential enemy or ally?Chapter 6.2 --- Conflicts again --- p.101Fool's Day jokeThe art of apology´ؤnegotiation involved"Taiwan and Tibet´ؤ“internal affairs"""Chapter 6.3 --- Warming in relation --- p.109Ardent summer"Death of asylum, birth of hamlet"Green House in WinterChapter Chapter 7 --- Conclusion´ؤJiang's 'Core' Consideration --- p.118Chapter 7.1 --- Era unlike Mao and Deng --- p.118Chapter 7.2 --- Lesson for Policy makers --- p.120Chapter 7.3 --- Contributions/ Implications --- p.122Chapter 7.4 --- Limitation --- p.123Appendix I Chronology --- p.125Append ix II Pew Research Center of People and the Press --- p.136Bibliography --- p.13