"we are seeking good relations with the soviet union. we are seeking good relations with communist china and the interests of world peace require good relations between the soviet union and communist china." -president richard nixon
based on the quote, president nixon believed that
giving the media the appearance of friendly international relations would restore the public trust
aiding the countries to have good relations with each other would restore u. s. image around the world
establishing friendly international ties and coexistence would prevent a nuclear warfare outbreak