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Getting to Know You -- The US and China Shake the World, 1971-1972
February 21, 2012
What U.S. documents reveal about the uncertain path to rapprochement.
Josh Stamberg on "Top Secret" in China
February 17, 2012
Video of a presentation at the USC U.S.-China Institute symposium on the play that recently toured China and the role of the Chinese press.
Jason Xia on "Top Secret" in China
February 17, 2012
Video of a presentation at the USC U.S.-China Institute symposium on the play that recently toured China and the role of the Chinese press.
Assignment: China - The Week that Changed the World
January 31, 2012
Richard Nixon described his 1972 trip to China as "the week that changed the world." This segment in the USC U.S.-China Institute's series on American reporting on China focuses on coverage of that historic summit.
Getting to Beijing: Henry Kissinger's Secret 1971 Trip
July 21, 2011
A documentary history of US efforts under Richard Nixon to open discussions with Chinese leaders, an effort that yielded Kissinger's trip forty years ago this month. Photo: Premier Zhou Enlai and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger.
U.S. Department of State, "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, Volume XVIII"
January 1, 2008
The U.S. Dept of State Office of the Historian's "Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)" series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.
U.S. State Department Fact Sheet on High Level U.S. - China Visits, 2006
April 18, 2006
Summaries of visits by U.S. presidents to China and Chinese leaders to the U.S., 1972-2005
U.S. Department of State, "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, Volume E-13" Documents of China
January 1, 2006
The U.S. Dept of State Office of the Historian's "Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)" series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.
U.S. Department of State, "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, Volume XVII"
January 1, 2006
The U.S. Dept of State Office of the Historian's "Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)" series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.
Deng Xiaoping, "The U.S. should take the initiative in putting an end to the strains in Sino-American relations," Oct. 31, 1989
October 31, 1989
Excerpt from remarks Deng made to former President Richard Nixon in Beijing.
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Featured Articles
January 4, 2024
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?