In 1972 Nixon (and Kissinger) went to China to force the USSR into a checkmate. By turning nuclear-power China against the Soviets the USA effectively split the Communist World into two. The key concession made by the USA was that it would allow China to manufacture goods for export to the West. Many at the time saw it as a small price to pay to take…
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