Source: United States & Canada – South China Morning PostIn February 1972, US president Richard Nixon defied conventional foreign policy wisdom when he arrived in Beijing for meetings with Chinese leader Mao Zedong. In recognition of the trip’s historical significance, the South China Morning Post is running a multimedia series exploring interesting points of the past 50 years in US-China relations. Our fourth piece, by Mark Magnier, looks at the role played by China’s secret diplomatic weapon: the panda.In 1972, Beijing made one of the worst deals…Read More