China and Israel, 1948-1998 : a fifty year retrospective / edited by Jonathan Goldstein.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-203) and index.

Preface / Jonathan Goldstein -- 1. The Republic of China and Israel / Jonathan Goldstein -- Appendix. Excerpts from Republic of China Delegate V. K. Wellington Koo's Statement on China's Abstention on the Vote to Partition Palestine, United Nations General Assembly, Lake Success, New York, November 22, 1947 -- 2. "I Was There": The Viewpoint of an Honorary Israeli Consul in Shanghai, 1949-1951 / Isador A. Magid -- 3. The People's Republic of China and the Arab Middle East, 1948-1996: Arab Perspectives / Lillian Craig Harris -- 4. The Hegemonic Motif: The People's Republic of China and the Middle East, 1949-1998 / Anthony Alexander Loh -- 5. The Israeli Communist Party's Policy toward the People's Republic of China, 1949-1998 / Aron Shai -- 6. The Hong Kong Connection in Sino-Israeli Relations / Reuven Merhav and Yitzhak Shichor -- 7. The Crucial Year 1991 / E. Zev Sufott --

8. The Establishment of People's Republic of China-Israeli Relations: Broader Implications for Southeast and South Asia / Moshe Yegar -- 9. South Asia and People's Republic of China-Israeli Diplomatic Relations / P. R. Kumaraswamy -- 10. The Chinese Factor in the Middle East Security Equation: An Israeli Perspective / Yitzhak Shichor -- 11. Conclusion: From "Peoplehood" to "Nationhood": An Uphill Battle for Chinese and Jews / Jonathan Goldstein -- A Selected Bibliography on Sino-Israeli Relations / Jonathan Goldstein and Frank Joseph Shulman.