Why did Nixon try to improve the United States' relationship with China in the early 1970s?
A)To conduct joint nuclear experiments with China
B)To retain the United States' membership in the Commonwealth of Nations
C)To drive a wedge between China and the Soviet Union
D)To persuade China to stay out of the internal affairs of the United States
E)To reduce China's wheat exports to the Soviet Union

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Nixon aimed to exploit the Sino-Soviet split and improve U.S.-China relations to gain leverage over the Soviet Union during the Cold War, thereby driving a wedge between the two communist powers.

Why Did Nixon Try to Improve the United States' Relationship