Forgotten Diplomacy

Vincent K.L. Chang, PhD (2016), a Dutch lawyer and historian, is Associate Professor of History at Southwest University (China) specializing in modern Chinese history and diplomacy. He also teaches at Leiden University and serves as a fellow of the LeidenAsiaCentre

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of TablesList of PlatesNoteIntroduction1 Dutch Diplomatic History 2 Chinese Diplomatic History3 Merging Histories4 Traits of Modern Dutch-Chinese Relations5 Aims, Arguments, and Organization of the Book Part 1: Readjustment1 Diplomatic Relations During the Prewar Years: 1927–19361 International Context2 Development of Bilateral Ties3 Dutch Official Representation in China4 Chinese Official Representation in the Netherlands 5 Conclusion2 Remission of the Dutch Share in China’s Boxer Indemnity1 A Watershed Moment 2 The Central Hydraulic Research Institute at Nanjing3 Life, Loss, and Lasting Friendship 4 Effects and Significance Plates 1–24Part 2: Realignment3 Diplomatic Relations during the War Years: 1937–19451 International Context2 Development of Bilateral Ties3 Dutch Official Representation in China4 Chinese Official Representation in the Netherlands5 Conclusion4 Abrogation of Dutch Extraterritorial Rights in China1 The System of Extraterritoriality in China2 Extraterritoriality and Dutch-Chinese Treaty Relations 3 The Dutch-Chinese Treaty of4 Effects and SignificancePlates 25–45Part 3: Reset5 Diplomatic Relations during the Postwar Years: 1946–19501 International Context2 Development of Bilateral Ties3 Dutch Official Representation in China4 Chinese Official Representation in the Netherlands 5 Conclusion6 Recognition of the People’s Republic of China1 Early Encounters2 The Path to Recognition3 Rationales, Response, Result4 Effects and SignificanceConclusion1 Change and Continuity2 Policies and People3 Power Dynamics4 Past and Present5 The Future PastAppendix 1: Chronology of Major EventsAppendix 2: Overview of Senior Envoys, 1927–1950Appendix 3: Exchange of Notes Dated 4 April 1933Appendix 4: Joint Announcement Dated 15 February 1943Appendix 5: Dutch-Chinese Treaty of 29 May 1945Appendix 6: Notes on Recognition, March/April 1950BibliographyIndex