debates took place, tensions in the Taiwan Strait and relations with China ... of conflict on the Korean peninsula were fresh in the memories of many.   China ... to China, signaling we would do business as usual with those who murdered ...

Beijing’s view that Taiwan was part of China, but called for a peaceful ... by Nixon and Mao. It remains at the political center of the U.S.-China ... but was focused on economic development and was eager for technology from the U.S. ...

to announce that he was going to China. At the same time, Premier Zhou Enlai announced that Nixon had accepted China’s invitation to visit. Nixon ended his ... relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China ...

Richard Nixon argued for the necessity and benefits of engaging China. He felt this was essential given China's size and inevitable importance. Nixon also saw China as a useful counterbalance to the Soviet Union. ...