US and China

Question 1

when was the Chinese civil war and who did America support?

Answer 1

• 1945-49

- supported Chinese nationalists against Mao and the communists

Question 2

How did America react to Mao winning the civil war?

Answer 2

• refused to recognise peoples republic of china (PRC)

- instead only spoke to the chances nationalists who had fled to Taiwan

Question 3

What actions did the US take against China after the civil war?

Answer 3

• trade embargo on china (kept UN out of it)

- put military base in Taiwan (1949 US Taiwan defence treaty)

Question 4

When and which presents lifted the embargo from china?

Answer 4

• April 1971

- Nixon lifted it after 21 years

Question 5

Why did the US try to improve Chinese relations after the 60’s?

Answer 5

• USSR and Chinese relations worsened because USSR denounced the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia
• could help with Vietnam war as china were allied with north Vietnam

Question 6

when did the Chinese ping pong team invite the US team to the championships in Japan?

Answer 6

April 1971 (lead to lifting of embargo and meeting with Nixon and Mao)

Question 7

what happened after a Chinese player gave a US player a lift?

Answer 7

• well publicised in US and China

- led to US team being in voted to china (first people since 1949)

Question 8

when were chinas rights retuned by the UN?

Answer 8

October 1971