History A-Level
Foreign policy realignment
What Foreign policy realignment means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Foreign policy realignment
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A shift in China's strategic focus, prompting rapprochement with the USA and contributing to the Sino-American détente that reshaped Cold War alignments.
Topics that use Foreign policy realignment
- Paper 3, Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 - 4 The Sino- Soviet split, 1958–69 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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