Rapprochement and cooperation between China and the United States: The revolutionary breakthrough which changed the balance of power forever

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

7 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

07/14/2009

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

International relations

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Summary :

Introduction
The geopolitical and strategic factors
China's national security interests
China's motivations for opening up a new era with America
America's national security concerns
China's entry into United Nations
Benefits of rapprochement and cooperation
America's dealings with the USSR
Conclusion
Bibliography

Abstract

The establishment of relations between the united states of America and the People's Republic of china (china) was in every sense a watershed in the history of foreign policy, and permanently altered the international system. U. S. President Richard M. Nixon's trip to china in February 1972 was referred to as "the week that changed the world." Even die-hard critics of Nixon acknowledged that the opening to china brought the most significant improvement in foreign relations among the great powers in decades. So revolutionary was the opening that the initial diplomatic accord between china and the united states ended china's 20 years of estrangement from the West. In order to demonstrate how revolutionary the new era was, it is necessary to both consider the events which led up to the opening to china, and to analyze how the development of U.S.-Sino relations impacted international relations, particularly with reference to the USA, china, Russia and other regional powers in East Asia. Clearly, numerous geopolitical and strategic factors worked to bring about a new era in relations between the united states and china, and in every sense, these new relations were a global-strategic, political and diplomatic revolution, which fundamentally shifted the international balance of power. Furthermore, the new era brought clear tangible benefits for America and china, and elevated their positions on the global stage.