A Hobson’s choice : the recognition question in Canada-China relations, 1949-1950

• Main Author: Leiren, Olaf Hall
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: China > Foreign relations > Canada; Canada > Politics and government > 1948-1957; Canada > Foreign relations > China; Canada; Lester; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/10446

This paper examines events surrounding Canada's negotiations on the question of recognizing the People's Republic of China in 1949 and 1950, and the reasons why the negotiations failed. The focus is on the work of officials in the Canadian Embassy in Nanking and External Affairs in Ottawa,...