Relations with China

Question 1

What did Kissinger recognised the advantages of in relation to China?

Answer 1

Improved Sino-American relations

Question 2

What was China’s response to their international isolation following Sino-Soviet split?

Answer 2

China made a move to ease relations with the West

Question 3

What was the importance of China outlined by Nixon?

Answer 3

-Developing nuclear power and a major political and strategic force in Asia
-Communist power that was independent of Soviet Union

Question 4

What were the first steps to improved Sino-American relations?

Answer 4

July 1969 USA removed some trade controls and relaxed some travel restrictions

Question 5

What was the US aim of easing Sino-American relations?

Answer 5

Use their diplomatic connections with China to promote the idea of a US willingness to work towards improving Sino-American relations

Question 6

Why did it make sense for Mao in the short term to form an alliance with the US?

Answer 6

Immediate threat from Soviet Union bigger

Question 7

What barrier to Sino-American relations was removed in September 1972?

Answer 7

Unexpected death of Mao’s successor and opponent of Sino-American relations Lin Biao