selling out to Nixon was not the right move either
What are you referring to? The USSR or China? Because the West successfully split China off from the Communist bloc, leading to communist infighting across the world and the economic isolation of the USSR sphere, which contributed heavily to its eventual decline.
It made sense for Chinese own interests to sell out to Nixon - and it was in response to Khruschyov trying to reform away from communism, but it did undermine the overall communist project. China became a factory for capitalism, which eventually made it a world economic leader, but it killed off any international communist movements for at least two generations.
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What are you referring to? The USSR or China? Because the West successfully split China off from the Communist bloc, leading to communist infighting across the world and the economic isolation of the USSR sphere, which contributed heavily to its eventual decline.
It made sense for Chinese own interests to sell out to Nixon - and it was in response to Khruschyov trying to reform away from communism, but it did undermine the overall communist project. China became a factory for capitalism, which eventually made it a world economic leader, but it killed off any international communist movements for at least two generations.
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What did the soviets lose in selling out to Nixon? I'm an American. I don't know these things.
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