Word: sinkiang
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Times change, By 1980, the Third World had become fearful of Soviet militarism. Burgeoning Chinese-American cooperation (for example, U.S. intelligence facilities in Sinkiang), threatened to become an anti-Soviet alliance. The American military, like that quintessential American character Popeye, was eating spinach and flexing its muscles. In the 1980s the Soviet Union must save scarce resources; split Europe and China from the United States; manage counter in-surgency wars around the world (Afghanistan, Angola, Eritrea, Kampuchea, and (with minimal direct involvement) Nicaragua); and restore their credentials as "natural ally" of Third World causes by pinning the military-imperialist label...
...research. The Chinese accused the U.S. of "discrimination." They were particularly miffed since they have provided the Pentagon with access to useful information about Soviet military technology. Late in the Carter Administration, China agreed to let the U.S. monitor Soviet missile tests from top secret intelligence-gathering stations in Sinkiang province...