Kissinger has made tremendous efforts to promote the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States.
After the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, the United States announced that it would sever its so-called "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan, withdraw US troops stationed in Taiwan within the year, and terminate the US-Taiwan mutual defense treaty, that is, severing diplomatic relations, abrogating the treaty, and withdrawing troopsAfter the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, the United States announced the lifting of sanctions against China and promised to provide industrial assistance to China, which promoted the development of China's industry. This is the famous "43 Plan", which is the second large-scale foreign technology introduction project after the 156 projects aided by the Soviet UnionAfter the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, the United States soon granted China the most favored nation status, and Chinese goods could be exported to the United States in large quantities, which promoted China's economic development.
There is no doubt that the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States is very beneficial to China, and the person who promoted the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States is Kissinger, so Kissinger's contribution is indeed very great, and we cannot deny this!As one of the two superpowers in the course of the Cold War, the United States is not stupid, why does it have to establish diplomatic relations with China and give China so many benefits?The answer is simple, because these are also in the national interest of the United States!
In the early days of the Cold War, the United States was strong and the Soviet Union was weak, the United States was on the offensive, the Soviet Union was on the defensive, and China at that time was in the Soviet camp. However, serious problems have emerged in the process of the United States in the course of the offensive, the Korean War and the Vietnam War have seriously depleted the strength of the United States, and the United States has gradually been in a disadvantageous position in the process of the United States and the Soviet Union competing for hegemony.
At that time, the Soviet Union also wanted to control China and let China be his little brother, but it invaded Afghanistan, wanted to open up the Indian Ocean, and supported the expansion of Vietnam, which seriously threatened China. As long as the United States pays enough chips, then China can help the United States!So on the surface, it seems that Kissinger promoted the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, but in fact, the times need the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. In that context, even if there was no Kissinger, there would be others, because there was no Kissinger era, only the Kissinger of the era.
In 1979, China and the United States established diplomatic relations, and when the United States visited the United States, it announced that it would teach Vietnam a lesson, and then the Sino-Vietnamese self-defense counterattack began. In the same year, China, along with the United States and Pakistan, jointly supported Afghanistan, dragging the Soviet Union into the quagmire of war. Therefore, after the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, the United States has given China so many benefits, not out of thin air, and we have also helped the United States.
Kissinger's contribution to the United States is not only limited to promoting the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, but also laying the foundation for the hegemony of the dollar.
In 1974, when the Saudi-led OPEC was embargoed by Western countries, it was Kissinger who secretly visited Saudi Arabia and persuaded Saudi Arabia to adopt the petrodollar system.
By promoting the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, he succeeded in making China achieve a strategic turn, and eventually brought down the Soviet Union. He secretly negotiated with Saudi Arabia and forced Saudi Arabia's oil to be settled in US dollars, laying the foundation for petrodollars.
So Kissinger is an outstanding politician.
But Kissinger is an American after all, and he did not do this from the perspective of China's national interests when he promoted the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, but first and foremost considered the national interests of the United States.
Therefore, Kissinger's departure today did not set off any waves in the American ** circle, after all, his time is gone, and American society is only concerned about the present!