b. Sino-American relations, 1949 - 1979
In the context of the Cold War, which was developing rapidly in Europe, the CCP's victory in 1949 alarmed the US as it now seemed that Communism was spreading globally. However it was the Chinese involvement in the Korean War which embedded hostility between the People’s Republic of China and the United States. This hostility impacted international relations and the Cold War; however the 1970s saw a dramatic reversal...