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home / archives / politics / asia / 21st February 1972

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Nixon arrives in China.

On 20th February United States President Richard Nixon made an historic visit to China. Twenty years had passed since relations between the countries had been suspended. Chinese Prime Minister Chou Enlai headed a low key reception at Peking (now Beijing) airport.