Question

One of President Nixon's most important diplomatic initiatives was to ____________________.

• A. reunite Vietnam.
• B. open diplomatic relations between China and the United States.
• C. establish a forum for discussions of human rights.
• D. pressure China to recognize Taiwan.
• E. end the Cold War.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

open diplomatic relations between China and the United States.

One of President Nixon's most important diplomatic initiatives was to open diplomatic relations between China and the United States. U.S. President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China was an important strategic and diplomatic decision that marked the high point of the Nixon administration's renewal of peaceful relations between the United States and mainland China after years of diplomatic isolation.