CHP Ten-Year Anniversary Series | U.S.-China Relations: 1969-1972 (Part 1)
Back in November 2010 when I started the China History Podcast I presented a two-part series on the visit to China in 1972 of Richard Nixon. I retired those from the back catalog and would like to present this total makeover version instead.
Here is Part 1 of a seven-part series that will come your way over the next 2 weeks. The reason I chose this topic over so many others is this. Looking at the seemingly hopeless state of US-China relations at this time in 2020, it’s important to remember we were in similar circumstances before and still found a way to hold our noses and get along with each other all these years.
The US and China are racing along a dangerous path right now and maybe there’s something we can learn in looking back at those years between 1969-1972. Admittedly these are vastly different times compared to then. We can work it out.
In Part 1 this time we’ll get an overview of just how bad US and PRC relations were between 1949 to 1969.
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In this episode, we finish off the 1972 visit of Richard Nixon to the PRC. The series finale looks at the exciting meeting between the two leaders, Nixon and Mao, and relive “the week that changed the world.”