每天一篇“今日美史”,提煉和總結歷史在今天發(fā)生的重要事件:誰,在哪里,什么時候,做了什么,這件事為什么重要,以及在寫關于什么主題的論文的時候可以作為潛在的論據(jù)引用。 每天30秒,輕松積累史實 為AP美國歷史拿5分打下堅實基礎 What:The U.S. ended official relations with Nationalist ChinaThe U.S. refused to grant official recognition to the communist government of mainland China for nearly 30 years. The U.S. decision to maintain strong relations with the Nationalist government on Taiwan had been the main roadblock to diplomatic relations between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China. By the late 1970s, the desire for closer economic relations with mainland China and the belief that diplomatic relations with the PRC might act as a buffer against Soviet aggression led U.S. officials to view continued relations with Taiwan as counterproductive. President Carter’s decision to sever relations with Taiwan removed that obstacle. On January 1, 1979 the United States officially recognized the government of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing. Thereafter, one of the oldest and most antagonistic relationships of the Cold War seemed to be thawing. Cold War, communism, President Carter
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