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Feb 21, 1976 · LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20— Richard M. Nixon set out today on his second trip to China, this time as a private citizen invited by the Chinese Government to revisit the scene of one of the brightest ...
Feb 22, 2022 · File: Premier Zhou Enlai (R) and U.S. President Richard Nixon shake hands at an airport in Beijing, China, February 21, 1972. /Xinhua. On the morning of February 21, 1972, when he strode down the stairs of Air Force One after landing in Beijing, U.S. President Richard Nixon was quick to extend his hand toward Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai. "Your ...
Feb 28, 1972 · Remarks made by President Richard Nixon after his trip to the People's Republic of China. February 28, 1972. Mr. Vice President, Members of the Congress, members of the Cabinet, members of the diplomatic corps, and ladies and gentlemen: I want to express my very deep appreciation, and the appreciation of all of us, for this wonderfully warm ...
Jun 10, 2018 · The BBC's Yuwen Wu was a young student in 1972 and reflects on how China prepared for what Nixon described as "the week that changed the world". On 15 July 1971 at 19:00 local time, US President ...
Jan 26, 2011 · WHEN President Richard M. Nixon made his momentous trip to China in 1972, it followed years of diplomacy and advance work. When Michael Tong brought his interpretation of the visit to his Manhattan restaurant, Shun Lee Palace, it took less than 24 hours. One night early in the trip, Prime Minister Zhou Enlai gave a formal dinner in Nixon’s honor.
Nixon dubbed his visit "the week that changed the world", a descriptor that continues to echo in the political lexicon. Repercussions of the Nixon visit continue to this day; near-immediate results included a significant shift in the Cold War balance, driving an ideological wedge between the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, resulting in significant Soviet concessions and its ...
Oct 7, 2016 · Nixon is sworn into office as the thirty-seventh President of the United States. February 23, 1969. Nixon visits Brussels. Nixon begins an eight-day European visit in Brussels. March 4, 1969. Warning to Viet Cong. Nixon warns that the United States will take action in the event of a new Viet Cong offensive.
