Which best explains why a partnership with China was attractive during the Nixon administration?

A partnership with China offered the United States both a strategic relationship and economic opportunities. China could serve as a potential ally in balancing against the Soviet Union, and its large population represented a possible market for American goods. The other choices do not explain Nixon’s interest: Silent Spring was about environmental issues, SALT I negotiations were with the Soviet Union, and the Philadelphia Plan concerned U.S. employment practices.

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