Richard Nixon visits China; strengthens US/Communist bond.
Mao Zedong; Ruler of People's Republic of China at this time.
Cold War
~ The Cold War, Russia and The United States' bloodless fight to gain supremacy.
~The United States had not had great ties with China since 1949. ~ In April 1972, Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, visited China to improve on US/Communist relations.
~ Mao's ruling of China Oslo happened during the Cold War Period