![]() Adams's first opera, it was inspired by U.S. I'm no editor, but someone should probably fix this section to show the pre- and post- beliefs.Nixon in China is an opera in three acts by John Adams with a libretto by Alice Goodman. So, while the post-hoc analysis leads us to believe that it was a stroke of genius as the China visit got concessions out of BOTH the Soviets and the Chinese, it began as an admission of the limited nature of America's power post-WWII, as was Vietnamization, and deference to both powers. Consider that there were no guarantees of Soviet acceptance of Sino-US relations at the time would be peaceful. ![]() He saw both powers as established and saw no choice but to have better relations with them, and be able to carve out spheres of influence. Previous to that, it was born out of Nixon's concern of America's decline and the threats of two nuclear-armed rivals. It was only much later in the process, around 1971, where gaining concessions from both entered the strategic thinking. In fact, the idea didn't enter the administration's mind at the beginning of the process, and Nixon actively dissuaded such a strategy for a while. However, in the book A Cold War Turning Point by Chris Tudda, a historical revisiting of the decision using actual Nixon recordings (gotta love the irony that we gain the greatest transparency into presidential decision making from the most paranoid president's decision to record his conversations), it turns out that Nixon's original decision to pursue rapprochement was not due to trilateral gaming. The historical background section includes a quote from Winston Lord in which the explanation of reasoning for rapprochement was the common belief that it was counter-balance to the Soviet Union, in a method of "divide and conquer," trilateral diplomacy, exploiting the Sino-Soviet split. This page must mention that and address the extent to which Nixon negotiated for China's recognition or was forced to accept the changes presented to him. - Llywelyn II 15:08, 29 July 2016 (UTC) Reply This is from UN_General_Assembly_Resolution_2758 - Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.232.76.85 ( talk " On 15 July 1971, 17 UN members requested that a question of the "Restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations" be placed on the provisional agenda of the twenty-sixth session of the UN General Assembly, claiming that the PRC, a "founding member of the United Nations and a permanent member of the Security Council, had since 1949 been refused by systematic maneuvers the right to occupy the seat to which it is entitled ipso jure"." Wasn't Nixon responding to force majeure from the UN ? ie he had no choice but to go to China. Why is this not mentioned ? The changeover occurred 25th October 1971. ![]() International relations Wikipedia:WikiProject International relations Template:WikiProject International relations International relations articlesĪ fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the On this day section on February 28, 2007, February 28, 2008, February 28, 2009, February 28, 2012, and February 28, 2014. ![]() If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. This article is within the scope of WikiProject International relations, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of International relations on Wikipedia. This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale. This article has been rated as C-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. Travel and Tourism Wikipedia:WikiProject Travel and Tourism Template:WikiProject Travel and Tourism Tourism articles If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. This article is within the scope of WikiProject Travel and Tourism, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of travel and tourism related articles on Wikipedia. This article is supported by WikiProject United States Presidents (marked as Low-importance). ![]()
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