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Cover illustration: Great Wall, China. Courtesy of the Author.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Wei, C.X. George, editor.
Title: Asian culture, diplomacy and foreign relations / edited by C.X. George Wei.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022] | Series: East and West, 2467–9704 ; vol.131 | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Contents: v. 1. China — v. 2. Individual nations and cases.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021052040 (print) | LCCN 2021052041 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004508248 (v.1 : hardback) | ISBN 9789004508262 (v. 2 : hardback) | ISBN 9789004508255 (v.1 : ebook) | ISBN 9789004508279 (v. 2 : ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: China—Foreign relations. | Asia—Foreign relations. | East and West. | Asia—Civilization.
Classification: LCC DS740.4 .A825 2022 (print) | LCC DS740.4 (ebook) | DDC 327.51—dc23/eng/20211022
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