In June 1971, Australian Opposition Leader Gough Whitlam left
Sydney for a tour of Asia. At the time, the People's Republic of
China was a forbidding unknown in Australia - the subject of heated
debate, charged imagination, and Cold War paranoia. When Whitlam
returned from his tour, the debate had irrevocably changed. On the
40th anniversary of Australia-China diplomatic relations, The China
Breakthrough reflects on the political adventure story that
propelled this relationship into existence. The book follows Gough
Whitlam's daring visit to China in 1971 and explores the dramatic
international events and acts of secret diplomacy that underlie
this key episode of diplomatic history. The China Breakthrough
unpacks the theater of the Whitlam visit, its political intrigue,
and its long-lasting cultural, political, and diplomatic
implications. The book argues that this was a pivotal moment in
Australia's relations with Asia, a revealing test of the
Australia-US alliance, and a remarkable case of foreign policy
engineered from Opposition. *** "One of the best researched and
readable Australian books this year." The Australian 'Summer
reading speaks volumes', December 29, 2012. *** "It is
exceptionally well written, and has a concision and elegance that
are rare in writing about diplomatic history." - Tom Switzer, The
Sydney Morning Herald, February 16, 2013. *** "The most winning of
his Griffiths] anecdotes may be the note that prime minister
William McMahon, after bagging Whitlam as having been played like a
trout, later inquired whether he could accompany Richard Nixon to
China." - Mark Thomas, The Canberra Times, February 16, 2013.
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