The China Outlook Of President Nixon (1969-1974)

The content of the China outlook of President Nixon (1969—1974) is abundant, and forms a relatively complete system. The main content is as follows:Nixon was a statesman who grew in the environment of the cold war. As a result of the impact of the Cold War, and the lack of real understanding of China, Nixon once had the prejudice to China, and many American politicians had advocated the same hard-line attitude toward China. However, with the great change of the international situation and domestic situation of the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Nixon had to start from the realism, carried on profound reconsideration on the history of the Sino-US relation and the Sino-Soviet relation, accepted the advice of the domestic and foreign strategists specially De Gaulle and Adengna, and carried on the re-assessment to America's national interests, thus gradually formed an extremely far-sighted view to China, thought that China became a friend of US in the very long time. It was accurate judgments that China should be a friend rather than enemy, Nixon dared to take the initiative toward China, had taken a key step in changing attitudes toward China. Therefore, friend or foe of President Nixon's China outlook was the logical starting point.The thought of China's great power status of President Nixon was an important component. The thought of China's great power status of President Nixon germinated in 50-60 ages, after taking the president office, tent to be mature gradually. In order to improve the Sino-US relationship, Nixon had carried on the profound reflection on American policy toward China after the World War II, and had carried on the scientific analysis to China's history and the comprehensive national strength, had formed the thought of Chinese great power status gradually. This idea became a major dynamics of President Nixon's China policy change, reflected Nixon's strategic thought of the balance of power, and its fundamental purpose was to safeguard the U.S. national interests.His accurate assessment of Chinese diplomacy, was an important component of President Nixon's China outlook, but also was a key step of the successful implementation of President Nixon's new strategy toward China. Nixon believed that after new China was established, the Chinese government carried out the independent and peaceful foreign policy throughout, strived for peaceful coexistence between China and USA positively, had laid the foundation for the improvement of Sino-US relationship; In the 60s,the Chinese diplomacy fell into the difficult position, the Chinese government hoped that the breakthrough of Sino-US relation would turn true; It was more important that The Chinese government had rapid response to The American government's probe motion, caused himself even more to strengthen confidence and decision-making to realize the breakthrough of Sino-US relationship.The three parts of President Nixon's China outlook were interlinked and formed a system, played the very important role in the formulation and implementation to the new China policy of the Nixon's administration. Therefore, the research on China outlook of President Nixon is of significant academic value and the practical significance. Of course, we should pay attention to using the method that one could be divided into two to carry on the objective and fair appraisal to it. The China outlook of President Nixon basically formed the framework of China policy of the Nixon administration, objectively strengthened international influence of China, sped up China to resume the process of legitimate seat at the United Nations, and accelerated the change of diplomatic strategy of China. However, The China outlook of President Nixon still focused on the global strategy of the U.S. government, maintained the U.S. national interests and didn't give up the plot of the peaceful evolution.