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Failures of Detente (SS-20 Intermediate Range Missile- 1977 (USSR began…
Failures of Detente
SS-20 Intermediate Range Missile- 1977
USSR began deploying a new and highly accurate missile against targets in Western Europe
US and NATO given no warning
NATO declares a counter-deployment
SS-20
China
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1960's- Sino-Soviet split
1970's- Nixon begins to refer to them as the People's Republic of China
July 1971
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Kissinger Visits China
Secretly- to set groundwork for future meetings
Pershing II installed- Dec 1979
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Carter installs Pershing II and cruise missiles in selected sites in Western Europe
15x more accurate than the SS20's
Justification
USSR were sending a combat union to Cuba
Ping-Pong diplomacy
China invite the US table tennis team to China to participate in tournament
Nixon relaxes trade embargo with China
Nixon visits China 1972
February
Nixon makes 2- week long visit
Journalists visit Nixon's visit
First time many had seen the closed nation
Benefits
US
.
New balance of power-relationship to counter USSR
Saw huge opportunities for trade in China's market
China
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Counter growing Soviet Threat
Soviet troops had increased their presence on the Chinese border
wanted to gain entry to the Un
Wanted to gain trade oppurtunites
Problem of Taiwan
.
US still supporting Taiwan
October 1971
PRC joins UN
Took Taiwan's seat on the security council
Shanghai Communique 1972
.
Announcement of views
There was one China and Taiwan was part of it
The 2 governments were to find a peaceful settlement
US would remove forces from Taiwan
China would not try to retake Taiwan by force
Kissinger and Zhou
Full relations achieved 1979
US and PRC establish full relations
US ends official ties with Taiwan
US continue trade and arms sales to Taiwan
Other nations follow the US and recognised the PRC
At no point agreed to stop their sale of arms to Taiwan