The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files
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S3-E9 - Nixon and Kissinger Grovel in China, and Taiwan’s “China” Days are Numbered

The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files

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The Nixon Summit and the Vietnam War

In the late 1960s, both China and the United States saw a need for improved relations. Kissinger didn't get any concessions or promises of possible help ending the Vietnam War. This is the cloud that hung over everything at this time. For the Americans, re-established in relations with China, promised to put pressure on the Soviets.

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