2018年8月2日，美国哥伦比亚大学出版社正式出版沈志华教授、夏亚峰教授有关冷战时期的英文著作，书名是AMisunderstood Friendship: Mao Zedong, Kim Il Sung, and Sino-North KoreanRelations, 1949-1976。该著作被收入哥伦比亚大学著名的东亚研究丛书系列 (Studiesof the Weatherhead East Asian Institute)。哈佛大学冷战研究项目主任、Journal of Cold War Studies 主编克莱默(MarkKramer)教授以及著名中国问题专家、哥伦比亚大学柯庆生(Thomas J. Christensen) 教授和著名半岛问题专家乔治.华盛顿大学裴斗虎 (GreggBrazinsky) 教授共同推荐。

This is the first scholarly book about the history of China’s relationship withNorth Korea. No two scholars are better suited than Shen and Xia to take onthis task. They have produced a superb book, drawing on a remarkable array ofsources. The book puts to rest some long-standing myths about Sino-North Koreanrelations and is therefore of immense value for scholars. Although the authorsfocus on the Cold War period, their survey is very much relevant to policydebates nowadays about security on the Korean peninsula and will be extremelyuseful for a general audience as well.—Mark Kramer (Harvard University), editor of Imposing,Maintaining, and Tearing Open the Iron Curtain: The Cold War and East-CentralEurope, 1945–1989.

This pathbreaking book systematically uncovers the previously hidden history of relations between the Chinese and North Korean Communists. In their painstaking research, their sharp analysis,and their clear exposition, Zhihua Shen and Yafeng Xia show why they areconsidered among the world’s foremost Cold War historians. Given the importanceof Cold War history on the dramatic events in Northeast Asia today, this bookcould not be more timely.—Thomas Christensen (Columbia University), author of The China Challenge: Shaping the Choices ofa Rising Power.

Anyone who reads this groundbreaking study will gaina new perspective on current Sino-North Korean relations. Using a host of new Chinese materials, A Misunderstood Friendship reveals fascinating new details about both Chinese and North Korean policy. It will be a must read for all who are interested in the ColdWar in East Asia.—Gregg Brazinsky (George Washington University), author of Winning the Third World: Sino-American Rivalry During the Cold War.