From Irreconcilable Momentum to Establishment of Diplomatic Relations and Cooperation: On the Different Stages of Relationship Transformation between China and the United States after World War II

Abstract

After experiencing the brutal and arduous Second World War, China and the United States, who fought alongside their allies during World War II, shifted their relationship from alliance to hostility due to their own interests, and continued to deteriorate after the Korean War in the 1950s, experiencing more than 20 years of complex international confrontation. During this period of more than 20 years, China and the United States continued to confront and conflict due to the Cold War and their own interests. However, in the end, due to their respective interests and considerations of national strategic planning, they shook hands and made peace, eventually moving towards normalization and peaceful establishment of diplomatic relations.