Sino-American rapprochement (1972)

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Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf diplomatic conference
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Nixon visit to China
gptkbp:context gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Sino-Soviet_split
gptkbp:date February 21–28, 1972
gptkbp:followedBy Establishment of US liaison offices in Beijing and Washington
Formal diplomatic recognition in 1979
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sino-American rapprochement (1972)
gptkbp:impact Increased US-China cooperation
Pressure on Soviet Union
Shift in global balance of power
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:People's_Republic_of_China
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:keyFigure gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkb:Henry_Kissinger
gptkb:Mao_Zedong
gptkb:Zhou_Enlai
gptkbp:location gptkb:Beijing
gptkb:Hangzhou
gptkb:Shanghai
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive international attention
gptkbp:precededBy Kissinger's secret visit to China (1971)
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Shanghai_Communiqué
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Normalization_of_US-China_relations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mao_Zedong_era
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7