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Nixon's visit to China

February 21–28, 1972 · Beijing

Richard Nixon became the first US president to visit the People's Republic of China, ending 25 years of hostility and changing the balance of the Cold War.

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Mao Zedong Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, Met Nixon Richard Nixon President of the United States, Visited China Zhou Enlai Premier of China, Negotiated the Shanghai Communiqué

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