Mao Zedong · Nixon in 1972

Author: Chen Jiade
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: The handshake between Mao Zedong and Richard Nixon opened the door to Sino-US relations. However, the detailed process and behind-the-scenes story of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States remain largely unknown. The author has studied a vast amount of domestic and international literature and interviewed many participants to write this grand-scale, well-documentedliterature. The personalities and psychological states of figures such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Richard Nixon, and Henry Kissinger are vividly portrayed on the page. The development process, ups and downs, and secret contacts of Sino-US relations are truthfully disclosed. The writing style is simple and straightforward, with fluent language, making it highly readable.