15 Minute History

Episode 148: US China relations in the 1970s


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During the 1970s, relations between the US and China were transformed. Previously the two nations were cold war enemies. But Kazushi Minami argues that the ’70s saw Americans reimagine China as a country of opportunities, while Chinese reinterpreted the US as an agent of modernization, capable of enriching their country. Crucial to this process was […]
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15 Minute HistoryBy The University of Texas at Austin