![]() Beneath these alleged security concerns were strong economic interests, among which obtaining sole control over the Colorado River figured prominently. government records, the article shows that the presence of Japanese immigrants in Baja California was for decades used as a pretense by American interest groups seeking to annex the peninsula. national newspapers, contemporary novels, and U.S. It illustrates the overlooked influence that this hysteria had in shaping American perceptions of Japanese immigrants in Baja California, Mexico, and the consequences of those views for these borderlands prior to 1941. This article examines four decades of anti-Japanese paranoia in popular American media, particularly in California, from the early 1900s to the eve of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. ![]() This reassessment also presents excerpts from Kurusu’s unpublished personal correspondences with E. Utilizing Kurusu’s unpublished and previously unused materials in both Japanese and English housed in the National Diet Library in Tokyo, records from the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, and The Desperate Diplomat, based on his original memoir, this article helps Kurusu tell his side of the story to initiate scholarly debate on this insufficiently researched diplomat. Misunderstanding of his role in the Pearl Harbor attack and harsh remarks about it upset him. ![]() Nevertheless, Kurusu insisted that he had no prior knowledge of Japan’s military action. And so, the myth of the deceitful ambassador was born. ![]() government firmly believed that Kurusu had been informed of the impending attack prior to coming to the United States and thus acted as a smoke screen. This article, an elaboration on The Desperate Diplomat (2016), reexamines Japanese Special Envoy Kurusu Saburo’s mission to the United States before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, presenting a new “concurring opinion” in support of his innocence. This article thus demonstrates that wartime China was attempting to compensate for its military weakness by manipulating American public opinion to achieve its own diplomatic goals. (4) The Chinese government and its agents supported the Committee financially and organizationally until its disbandment in 1941. (3) The Committee carried out intensive campaigns to bring about pro-China policies and to promote an embargo against Japan. (2) Resident agents of China played an indispensable role in forming the American Committee for Non-Participation in Japanese Aggression, a private organization supporting China's cause. It argues: (1) China's "public diplomacy" was conducted through the International Department of Ministry of Information of the Chinese Nationalist Party under the direct control of Chiang Kai-shek. ![]() Drawing from materials in the United States and China, this article presents the evolution of China's "public diplomacy" toward the United States during the early years of the Sino-Japanese War. The government strategy encompassed both official diplomatic channels and non-state channels such as propaganda and private organizations. Elle permet aussi de conclure que les craintes et les espoirs suscités, au Canada, par le processus d’intégration avec les États-Unis, ne sont souvent pas fondés.ĪbstractAfter the outbreak of Sino-Japanese War in 1937, China sought support and sanctions against Japan from the international community, especially the United States. Elle permet d’abord de voir que la dynamique de ces relations obéit, malgré le temps qui les sépare, à une dynamique semblable, que résument bien les termes du « Serment de Kingston ». Cette étude est une comparaison de l’évolution des relations bilatérales au cours des mois qui ont précédé et suivi les crises de 1941 et 2001. Les avis sont cependant partagés sur les conséquences de ce phénomène, certains craignant une atteinte à la souveraineté canadienne, tandis que d’autres y perçoivent une opportunité de renforcer les liens économiques et politiques. Résumé L’attaque japonaise sur Pearl Harbor en décembre 1941, de même que celles contre le World Trade Center et le Pentagone en septembre 2001, ont eu un impact direct sur les relations canado-américaines, notamment en accélérant le processus d’intégration de la défense entre les deux États. ![]()
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