America's 'Chinese Problem' in Southeast Asia and the emergence of the Domino Theory [Come tessere del domino: Il pericolo comunista e la “questione cinese” nel Sud-Est asiatico negli anni Cinquanta]

Author

Wen-Qing (WEI Wenqing) NGOEI, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Raimondo (translator) NEIRONI

Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

12-2022

Abstract

This essay traces how race thinking in US foreign policy, combined with war memories of Japanese imperialism in Southeast Asia, shaped American strategy toward the region and the rise of the domino theory in US Cold War ideas.

Keywords

Cold War, domino theory, Southeast Asia, China, race, United States

Discipline

American Politics | Asian Studies

Research Areas

Political Science

Publication

RISE: Quarterly journal of the international relations and international political economy of Southeast Asia

Publisher

Torino World Affairs Institute

Citation

NGOEI, Wen-Qing (WEI Wenqing) and NEIRONI, Raimondo (translator). America's 'Chinese Problem' in Southeast Asia and the emergence of the Domino Theory [Come tessere del domino: Il pericolo comunista e la “questione cinese” nel Sud-Est asiatico negli anni Cinquanta]. (2022). RISE: Quarterly journal of the international relations and international political economy of Southeast Asia.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/144

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https://www.twai.it/articles/questione-cinese-sud-est-asiatico-anni-cinquanta/