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This document excerpt discusses the historical context of US-China relations, focusing on the role of the US Congress. It highlights congressional resistance to White House policies regarding China, Chinese influence efforts on Congress, and congressional visits to China between 1972 and 1977 as a key channel of communication during a period when high-level executive communication was limited. The text also touches on US perceptions of China's strategic position relative to the Soviet Union and the impedance of the Taiwan question.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| President Nixon | US President |
His second term featured the Watergate scandal and his visit to China in 1972.
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| Carter administration | US Presidential administration |
Start of administration in January 1977.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Congress |
US legislative body, involved in US-China policy, resisted White House on China policy, target for Chinese influence ...
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| White House |
US executive branch, generally more open to engagement with China than Congress.
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| Chinese leadership |
Opposed by Congress on American policy directions.
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| US administration |
Opposed by Congress on American policy directions.
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| PRC |
People's Republic of China, high-level communications with the United States.
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| Soviet Union |
Source of strategic leverage against for US-China relations, Soviet pressure against China.
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Timeline (6 events)
1972-1977
Congressional Visits to China. Approximately eighty members of Congress traveled to China, wrote reports, and served as an active channel for high-level communications.
China
Congress members
1974
Watergate scandal forced President Nixon's resignation, resulting in a lull in high-level communication with China.
United States
Locations (6)
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Location of a Chinese crackdown in 1989.
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Focus of US foreign policy, target of congressional visits, source of influence efforts.
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Party in US-China relations, high-level communications with PRC.
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Region where American interests and Sino-American relations have impact, location of American forces.
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Government in Beijing (referring to China).
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Presence of American forces.
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Relationships (6)
Congress has actively resisted the White House and sought to turn American policy in directions both the Chinese leadership and the US administration have opposed.
Congress... sought to turn American policy in directions both the Chinese leadership and the US administration have opposed.
Congress... sought to turn American policy in directions both the Chinese leadership and the US administration have opposed.
Congress... also a prime target for Chinese influence efforts.
approximately eighty members of Congress who traveled to China in the period between President Nixon's visit in 1972 and the start of the Carter administration in January 1977.
most active channel of high-level communications between the United States and the PRC during this time.
Key Quotes (6)
"viewed such "engagement" as too often taking place at the expense of more important interests"Source
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"Congress has actively resisted the White House and sought to turn American policy in directions both the Chinese leadership and the US administration have opposed."Source
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"makes Congress not only important in the formation of US-China policy but also a prime target for Chinese influence efforts."Source
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"whatever positive results they have won have not lasted in the face of enduring differences between the two countries."Source
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"The visits of these congressional delegations... were by far the most active channel of high-level communications between the United States and the PRC during this time."Source
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"The Americans saw the Taiwan question as the main impediment to improved bilateral relations, but they differed"Source
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