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 the impact of that moment. Here, Lawrence Chung looks at the view from Taiwan. The handshake between then US president Richard Nixon and chairman Mao Zedong half a century ago was hailed at the time as a historic…Read More