China was more strategically useful as a potential cold war ally, as at the time, the US was still notionally at war with Vietnam and China had undergone the Sino-Soviet split, beginning a process of diplomatic cooling of relations with both Vietnam and the USSR as a result.
That explains why relations with China warmed, but doesn't explain American offshoring by itself. NAFTA and China joining the WTO didn't happen until after the Cold War, and that's when offshoring really ramped up.
China was more strategically useful as a potential cold war ally, as at the time, the US was still notionally at war with Vietnam and China had undergone the Sino-Soviet split, beginning a process of diplomatic cooling of relations with both Vietnam and the USSR as a result.
India was still a close economic partner of the USSR at the time and couldn't be as useful. Likewise, terf island still had its claws firmly planted there as well.
That explains why relations with China warmed, but doesn't explain American offshoring by itself. NAFTA and China joining the WTO didn't happen until after the Cold War, and that's when offshoring really ramped up.
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