When Nixon met Mao: ping-pong tables charted a path to the negotiating tables

Source: China – 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.It could have been a different sport. Another cultural event. A different time. The shaggy-haired American might not have taken a risk. And his gracious,…Read More

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