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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1971
Page
9
A historical overview traces U.S. China relations from 1784 and the early Yankee trade began in Canton, through the Opium War, Western intervention in the Taiping era, the Boxer Rebellion, and aid to China in World War II, to postwar non-recognition of mainland China and later Cold War tensions.
The piece details Henry Kissinger’s clandestine 12 day journey to China with Premier Chou En Lai, planned during a period of illness reports in Pakistan, and explains why officials kept the visit hidden until Nixon announced it late Thursday.
AP dispatch notes diplomats see Nixon trip to Peking as a breakthrough easing world tension though caution against undue optimism. They cite Kissinger Chou En-lai talks as the real start, and highlight ground work for Nixon meeting Chinese leaders amid ongoing regional anxieties.
Judy Bochenski 16, the youngest U S table tennis team member praised President Nixon for announcing plans to visit Communist China. She called it a major break through in United States Red China relations and said she felt honored to have helped lead to this moment. Bochenski recalled the team’s historic 1971 visit and noted there was no word yet on when a Chinese team would come to the United States.
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