Nixon's new relationship with China was made possible by
A) the discovery of China's vast oil deposits.
B) China's growing fear of the Soviet Union.
C) Nixon's landslide reelection in 1972.
D) the American public's increasingly tolerant attitude toward communism.
E) the removal of Vietnam as a source of division between the United States and China.

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China's growing fear of the Soviet Union led them to seek a new alliance with the United States, which Nixon was able to capitalize on during his presidency. This new relationship helped to thaw the Cold War and pave the way for future economic and diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Nixon's New Relationship with China Was Made Possible by