A Summary Of President Nixon's Visit To China
On February 21,1972 President Nixon visited The People’s Republic of China. Although the Chinese communist government had not been formally recognized by the United States since 1949, Nixon saw an opportunity to make changes. Nixon had multiple goals for this visit. Nixon wanted more than just new relations with China, but he believed that these new relations would give the U.S. leverage with the Soviet Union. The United States, with the Soviet Union as its primary adversary, saw an opportunity with the recent tension between the Soviet Union and China. President Nixon believed we could take unique action to take advantage of this tension to the benefit of the United States. During the time Nixon had been planning to visit China, he also had a plan to be the first president to visit Moscow to discuss policies.
The visit to China had been filmed to maximize the political benefit of the visit. Hoping that it would be watched around the world, he wanted to seize on the significance of this historic breakthrough in international relations. …show more content…
For one, Opening up diplomatic relations set the stage of the vast chinese market to be open to american businesses. The vast population of China was an untapped market, that now had the potential to be open for American trade opportunities. Relations with the Chinese was more than just for business benefits, this was also a strategic plan for leverage on the Communist Soviets. The United States would be taking leverage on the Soviet Union by extending a hand to another communist party, or by exploiting their rivalry and taking advantage to American benefit. Politically, Nixon was able to prove his pragmatism as a great statesman by reaching out to a totalitarian communist regime in the greater interest of American security and strategic interests. This is particularly noteworthy in light of President Nixon’s reputation as a hard anti-communist cold
The visit to China had been filmed to maximize the political benefit of the visit. Hoping that it would be watched around the world, he wanted to seize on the significance of this historic breakthrough in international relations. …show more content…
For one, Opening up diplomatic relations set the stage of the vast chinese market to be open to american businesses. The vast population of China was an untapped market, that now had the potential to be open for American trade opportunities. Relations with the Chinese was more than just for business benefits, this was also a strategic plan for leverage on the Communist Soviets. The United States would be taking leverage on the Soviet Union by extending a hand to another communist party, or by exploiting their rivalry and taking advantage to American benefit. Politically, Nixon was able to prove his pragmatism as a great statesman by reaching out to a totalitarian communist regime in the greater interest of American security and strategic interests. This is particularly noteworthy in light of President Nixon’s reputation as a hard anti-communist cold