East And West Trade Control Policy Of The Johnson Administration

After the end of the Second World War, American government and the Western allied country start to all socialist countries to implement the trade embargo. During Truman, Eisenhower holding an office the period, both were by the get-tough policy primarily. Starts from the Kennedy time, the American Government interior appeared the position and intention to become less crowded to the East and West trade control.This point was inherited by the Johnson Administration, and has the development in certain aspects.During the 20th century 60's mid and late parts, because the international society wind and cloud change compared before was more intense complex, US more and more deep was drawn in the Vietnam War mire to be inescapably involved .In to the socialist countries′trade control question, The Johnson Administration received the restriction factors also compared before were many. American Government couldn′t but more considered to how to relax with Soviet Union's relations. Its allied country and the government interiors′called what advocated to relaxe the socialist countries trade control were also high. The bridging policy was proposed under this kind of background. But in the United States Congress's opposition faction obstructed in every possible way, they hated the East and West trade the expansion, opposed the high-tech exports.In 1968, after Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia, The Johnson Administration′s desire was defeated that wanted to relax the East and West trade control through the legislation. But Johnson Administration in expanding the trade with the Soviet Bloc country also had made some substantive adjustments and obtained some achievements. It succeeded to lay the foundation for the Nixon administration Adjusting US's foreign strategy.Although the Johnson Administration had relaxed to the Soviet Bloc countries′trade control, to main land China, still implemented the Chinese difference policy which had been produced during the Eisenhower government time. President Kennedy once would consider the Chinese policy again in his second duration of term. But after Johnson took the office, because of Vietnamese war, the transformation had not been proposed the program to China's policy. The Johnson Administration had taken some exploratory measure only in the aspect of improving the Chinese and American relations. Its East and West trade control policy basic orientation was to win over Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, isolate China, North Vietnam, North Korea and Cuba.Although US′s policy to the socialist camp country implementation trade control was for the national security safeguard need, the near 50 years history of US implementing the exportation to control indicatesthis policy has not succeeded the realization to promote the national security and the diplomacy prosperous and the economic boom goal.It has hindered US's exportation actually and created the heavy loss of the domestic economy. This policy also caused US to the Western allied country relations further to worsen.