“He helped Nixon open China’s door and promoted a thaw in China-U.S. relations.” The willingness to overlook differences took on renewed importance in recent years as U.S.-China relations ...

The practice of China lending pandas to other nations began in the 7th century. Here's why this sign of international good ...

President Richard Nixon’s trip to China in 1972 was “the week that changed the world,” according to Ambassador Nicholas Platt, who accompanied the President on the historic delegation, at an event ...

On July 15, Nixon announced to his nation’s surprise — and Taiwan’s distress — that he would visit China. The United Nations stripped the Republic of China of its position and gave its seat to the PRC ...

Bao Li and Qing Bao, the two giant pandas from China, are 3 years old and arrived in October. After taking a few months to ...

In 1972, then US president Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China signalled a major step forward in relations after decades of isolation for Beijing. Both countries recognised the need to ...

Besides the landing on the moon by the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 Richard Nixons meeting with Chinas leader Mao Zedong in February 1972 then represented one of the biggest media spectacles in ...

Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing, a move that remains a point of tension, though it moved China away from the Soviet Union.

In February 1972, the American president Richard Nixon went to China to meet Mao Zedong. In the context of the war in Vietnam and the cold war, this encounter marked a turning point in Chinese ...