President Nixon was able to improve diplomatic relations with China because by the early 1970s China was eager to resist __________ expansion.

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By the early 1970s, China was eager to resist Soviet expansion. The Sino-Soviet split had created tensions between China and the Soviet Union, and China sought to improve relations with the United States as a counterbalance to Soviet influence.

President Nixon Was Able to Improve Diplomatic Relations with China