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The Sino-American Rapprochement was the period where the relationships between the US and China developed. This occurred after the Sino-Soviet split and the Sino-American confrontation in the 1950s over the issue of Taiwan. Nevertheless, both Nixon and Mao realised that an improved relationship between the would be better for both countries. This meant that the Nixon visited China in 1972 and once Deng Xiaoping took over from Mao, he continued the positive relationship with the US.
The Sino-American Rapprochement was the period where the relationships between the US and China developed. This occurred after the Sino-Soviet split and the Sino-American confrontation in the 1950s over the issue of Taiwan. Nevertheless, both Nixon and Mao realised that an improved relationship between the would be better for both countries. This meant that the Nixon visited China in 1972 and once Deng Xiaoping took over from Mao, he continued the positive relationship with the US.
