 | Visiting U.S. President Richard Nixon and Chinese premier Zhou Enlai attend a theater performance in Beijing in Feb 1972 click to open  |
 | U.S. President Richard Nixon shakes hands with Communist Chinese leader Mao Tse-Tung during Nixon's historic trip to Communist China on February 21, 1972 in Peking. During the 1970s, Nixon was pursuing a policy of detente with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. The aim was to lessen tensions in various areas of the world, while competing actively in others. At the same time, Nixon was preparing for U.S. diplomatic recognition of China, which eventually happened under President Carter in 1979. A secret Kissinger trip to Beijing in 1971, then Nixon's highly publicized visit in 1972 set the course for the historic change. click to open |
 | An ice-breaking Sino-US joint statement was produced during Richard Nixon's Presidential visit to China in February of 1972. The photo shown the summit meeting between Richard Nixon and Mao Zedong. click to open |
 | Chinese soliders wait for the arrival of U.S. President Richard Nixon in Beijing Airport in Feb 1972 click to open |
 | An ice-breaking Sino-US joint statement was produced during Richard Nixon's Presidential visit to China in the February of 1972. The photo shown the historical hand-shake between Richard Nixon and Zhou Enlai. click to open |
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