3 ▁that ▁the ▁sc andal ▁did ▁not ▁affect ▁the ▁relations ▁between ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁According ▁to ▁Th ai ▁then - Pr ime ▁Minister ▁K uk rit ▁Pr am oj ▁of ▁Th ailand ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Chair man ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong ▁called ▁the ▁Water gate ▁sc andal ▁" the ▁result ▁of ▁' to o ▁much ▁freedom ▁of ▁political ▁expression ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Ma o ▁called ▁it ▁" an ▁indic ation ▁of ▁American ▁isol ation ism , ▁which ▁he ▁saw ▁as ▁' dis astr ous ' ▁for ▁Europe ". ▁He ▁further ▁said , ▁" Do ▁Americans ▁really ▁want ▁to ▁go ▁isol ation ist ?   ... ▁In ▁the ▁two ▁world ▁wars , ▁the ▁Americans ▁came ▁[ in ] ▁very ▁late , ▁but ▁all ▁the ▁same , ▁they ▁did ▁come ▁in . ▁They ▁haven ' t ▁been ▁isol ation ist ▁in ▁practice ." ▁ ▁Japan ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁then - Pr ime ▁Minister ▁K ak ue i ▁Tan aka ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁sc andal ▁had ▁" no ▁can cell ing ▁influence ▁on ▁U . S . ▁leadership ▁in ▁the ▁world ". ▁Tan aka ▁further ▁said , ▁" The ▁p iv otal ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁has ▁not ▁changed , ▁so ▁this ▁internal ▁affair ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁permitted ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁effect ." ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Tan aka ' s ▁successor , ▁Take o ▁M iki , ▁said ▁at ▁a ▁convention ▁of ▁the