USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -President Nixon pursued two important policies that both culminated in 1972. In February he visited Beijing, setting in motion normalization of relations with the People’s Republic of China.

Detailed explanation-2: -The seven-day official visit to three Chinese cities was the first time a U.S. president had visited the PRC; Nixon’s arrival in Beijing ended 25 years of no communication or diplomatic ties between the two countries and was the key step in normalizing relations between the U.S. and the PRC.

Detailed explanation-3: -He moved away from the traditional American policy of containment of Communism, hoping each side would seek American favor. Nixon’s 1972 visit to China ushered in a new era of U.S.-China relations and effectively removed China as a Cold War foe.

Detailed explanation-4: -While Nixon tried to use improved relations with the Soviets and Chinese to pressure North Vietnam to reach a settlement, he could only negotiate a flawed agreement that merely interrupted, rather than ended, the war. In his first year in office, Nixon had tried to settle the war on favorable terms.

Detailed explanation-5: -Why did the relationship between China and the United States begin to change during the Nixon administration?-The US saw capitalist changes in China.-The US feared China as a political rival in Asia.