Question

Why did China decide to open relations with the US after Nixon’s multiple attempts? Question 26 options:

China wanted the US to invade the Korean peninsula and overthrow the government of South Korea
The US offered protection against an uprising in rural China
China’s increased conflict with the Soviet Union over territory led China to work with the US
The US offered to stop trading with Japan so that Chinese goods would cost more on the world market

Answer 1

Nixon needed China in negotiations with Vietnam.
-China is the most populated nation in world and wanted to have commercial relations
-Play USSR and China off one another
-Nixon would not be accused of being "soft on communism"