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The visit inspired John Adams' 1987 opera Nixon in China. It was also the subject of a PBS documentary film, American Experience: Nixon's China Game. Nixon's visit played a role in leading to the September 1972 Japan–China Joint Communiqué.
Ling-Ling (bottom) being playfully nipped by Hsing-Hsing after mating, March 18, 1983. Ling-Ling (Chinese: 玲玲, 1969–1992) and Hsing-Hsing (simplified Chinese: 兴兴; traditional Chinese: 興興, 1970–1999) were two giant pandas given to the United States as gifts by the government of China following President Richard Nixon's visit in 1972.
The phrase "Nixon goes to China", "Nixon to China", or "Nixon in China" [1] is a historical reference to U.S. President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China, where he met with Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong. Its basic import is that Nixon's well-established reputation as an anti-Communist "hawk" gave him ...
Nixon and Kissinger gave away more than they needed to in pursuit of China's help ending the Vietnam War. Op-Ed: How Nixon's fabled trip to China, 50 years ago this week, led to today's Taiwan ...
First lady Pat Nixon welcomes China's giant pandas on April 20, 1972, at Washington's National Zoo. With her is Ting-Hung, head of the Bureau of Public Service of the City of Peking, who ...
The Joint Communiqué of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China, also known as the Shanghai Communiqué (1972), was a diplomatic document issued by the United States of America and the People's Republic of China on February 27, 1972, on the last evening of President Richard Nixon's visit to China. [1] [2] [3]
State visit. Met with President Park Chung-hee and Prime Minister Chung Il-kwon. Addressed National Assembly. Richard Nixon [3] February 21–28, 1972 China: Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou: State Visit. Met with Party Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai. Gerald Ford: November 19–22, 1974 Japan: Tokyo, Kyoto: State visit. Met with Prime ...
It all began with US President Richard Nixon’s ice-breaking trip to Communist China during the Cold War. During that historic visit in 1972, first lady Pat Nixon was reportedly charmed by the ...