Let’s see. 1969-border skirmish.
1971-2. Kissinger visits China-leads to ping-pong diplomacy.
It appears we gave too much to China. Created a monster.
Whether the border skirmish was real, it fooled Nixon and Kissinger to recognize Red China to pull them away from the Soviets. With the death of Mao and China making limited market reforms, the stage was set for industrial growth of China.