Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Sino-US
rapproachement
- Ping Pong
Diplomacy
- July '69
- Trade &
travel
restrictions
lifted by
Nixon
- PRC officially
recognised by
US
- Secret dialogue
through Pakistan
- 1971
- April: US ping-
pong team
invited to China
- July: Kissinger
visits in secret -
lay ground work
for Nixon's '72
visit
- October: US
backs China's
entry into UN
- Causes
- US motives
- Vietnam
- Nixon hoped to
pressure VC into
peace through
China
- Proved US
military
might not
that
effective
- Therefore
need for
strategic
alliamces
- Use Sino-US
relationship to
pressure USSR
into compromise
- Change
dynamics of
Cold War -
Triangular
Diplomacy
- Create stability -
3-way relationship
rather than 2-way
confrontation
- Scare USSR =
better US-USSR
relations
- Support China's
independence - better
for US than a Sino -
Soviet pact
- Feared Soviet
invasion/annexation
of China
- Would allow all US
Nuc. arsenal
focus on USSR
- Chinese motives
- Sino-Soviet split
- China lacks allies
- Only has:France, Pakistan, Albania
- Cult Rev (1966-76) - China cut
diplomatic ties with
most nations
- Concerned
Soviets may
attack
- Alliance with US
would mean
pressure on USSR
to accept Chinese
expansion on
Soviet border
- Nixon's
visit to
China
1972
- Significant risk of
failure but success
in that good
relationship
established (Mao - Nixon)
- Shanghai
Communique (outcome of mtg)
- Acknowledged diffs of opinion
- Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan
- Sino-US
relationship to be
based on Peaceful
Coexistence
- Aim - normalise
relations by 1976 -
establish dip links
-
- China & US to work together to
resist domination of South East
Asia by 'any country' ie USSR
- US & China -
increase
trade & coop
- Impact?
- Signif shock to USSR -
concerned would
mean end to Detente
(started in 69)
- USSR need
prep for 'war
on two fronts'
- US can
focus all
on USSR
- Kick started
Detente -
Moscow
Summit 1972:
SALT I & Basic
Principles
Agreement
- ABM treaty, Interim
Agreement Offensive
Missiles
- BPA - 'ultimate objective... the
achievement of general and
complete disarmament'
- After Nixon: Ford
visits 1975 - no
real impact but
maintains
positive relations
- Trade
increased
$5million
-$500million/yr
- Chinese
relations with
N Vietnam
and Albania
were strained