Within the three nations of the United States, Soviet Union, and China during the Cold
War decades of the 60’s and 70’s, each relationship was extremely dynamic in their evolutions, including the changes and shifts in alliances that occurred during the turbulent years of the 60’s and 70’s Cold War involvements.  Coming into the 1960’s, China and The Soviet Union were allies under the common bond of Communism (although disagreements and clashing of the heads between Khrushchev and Mao in the late 50’s began some serious issues in cooperation), The Soviet Union and United States were engaged in arguably one of the most dangerous and hostile eras of the entire Cold War, and the United States and China were de facto adversaries who were still isolated from one another following the ’49 Chinese Communist Revolution led by Mao, which destroyed a once solid Sino-American political friendship.

The U.S.-Soviet relationship during…