Question

which best explains why a partnership with china was attractive during the nixon administration?
china was portrayed positively in the novel silent spring.
china was a potential ally and market for american goods.
china was willing to negotiate terms for a salt i agreement.
china was a potential supporter of the philadelphia plan.

Explanation:

• Silent Spring focused on environmental issues, not China, so this is incorrect.
• SALT I was a nuclear arms agreement with the Soviet Union, not China, so this is incorrect.
• The Philadelphia Plan was an affirmative action policy in the U.S., unrelated to China, so this is incorrect.
• Nixon's administration sought to improve relations with China to gain a potential ally against the Soviet Union and access China's large market for American goods, which was a core motivation.

Answer:

B. China was a potential ally and market for American goods.