To what extent have Sino-American relations from 1839 to the present day been defined by conflict rather than cooperation?
ANSWER ONLY ONE OF THESE TWO QUESTIONS:
1) To what extent have Sino-American relations from 1839 to the present day been defined by conflict rather than cooperation? Please provide sufficient supporting evidence from course readings and course notes. Additional research is neither compulsory nor forbidden.
OR
2) To what extent has the relationship between China and the United States from 1839 to the present day been primarily economic instead of political and/or cultural? Please provide sufficient supporting evidence from course readings and course notes. Additional research is neither compulsory nor forbidden.
