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Easing China-US Tensions: Lessons From Nixon’s 1972 Trip
By Max Plithides
Modern thinkers widely misunderstand the contemporaneous significance of Nixon’s 1972 trip to China. That significance provides a blueprint for thawing the current tensions.
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The Sources of US-China Strategic Mistrust
By J.M. Norton
The historical use of ambiguity has been at the foundation of postwar U.S.-China ties.
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