What was triangular diplomacy?
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Correct answer: A strategy of balancing relations among the United States, the Soviet Union, and China
Triangular diplomacy involved using relations with China and the Soviet Union to influence both powers and strengthen U.S. leverage. Nixon and Kissinger hoped that improved ties with one communist power would pressure the other to negotiate.
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