Nixon and China

The Nixon administration made large concessions to China in terms of being more clear in its policy towards China. President Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger compromised several fundamental elements of the strategic ambiguous policy. They accepted the idea that there could be one unified China and accepted that normalization of relations with the People’s Republic of China should proceed creating an “Open Door Policy”. Still, no one questioned the fundamental premise of remaining elusive and preserving uncertainty in a policy designed to keep the U.S. out of war. Even after diplomatic relations were extended to Beijing, the United States was still vague in its commitment to both Taiwan and Beijing