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Asia anew

The logic behind such a policy stance is two-fold. First, it recognises that a multipolar world order as opposed to a bipolar Cold War two-bloc system is the way the geopolitical cards have fallen.

Nixon’s folly

Nixon watched keenly and reflected on the widening gulf between USSR and China including ideological differences and border clashes, and also the Soviet withdrawal from the Chinese nuclear programme. He envisaged a policy change to end Chinese isolation and thereby weaken Soviet influence and power in a significant manner