The diplomacy of the 1970s was a breakthrough in China's diplomacy.

Why a breakthrough?

During the founding of the People’s Republic of China, our country was one-sided, leaning towards the Soviet Union (socialist camp). When the Western countries led by the United States blockade us, they always have the Soviet Union’s big brother to look after us. Unexpectedly, in 1958 or 1959, China began to have conflicts with the Soviet Union, and neither of the two major camps in the world would accept us. This was very troublesome (the Cultural Revolution took place under this background).

In the 1970s, Sino-US relations began to ease. This was a breakthrough. With the acquiescence of the United States, we returned to the United Nations and established diplomatic relations with Japan and many countries in Western Europe. It formed a climax of establishing diplomatic relations, thus ending the international situation of being attacked from both sides. Therefore, the outstanding feature of diplomacy in the 1970s was breakthroughs.

On October 25, 1971, he attended the 26th United Nations General Assembly. The legitimate rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations were restored, and China's seat as a permanent member of the Security Council was restored

In July 1971, Kissinger secretly visited China and held talks with Premier Zhou Enlai

In 1972, Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei visited China. , the two countries formally established diplomatic relations.

In February 1972, US President Richard Nixon visited China, and China and the United States signed the "Sino-US Joint Communique" in Shanghai.

In 1979, China and the United States formally established diplomatic relations. (Copied from the first floor)

The answers on the first floor basically summarize the diplomatic achievements of this period.