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President Richard Nixon told his national security adviser, Henry Kissinger, that he had an urgent imperative: make friends with China. Photo illustration/Special to WBUR hide caption
President Richard Nixon told his national security adviser, Henry Kissinger, that he had an urgent imperative: make friends with China.
Photo illustration/Special to WBURPresident Richard Nixon has a plan: He wants to go to China. The only problem? The U.S. and China have had zero contact since the Communist Party took over China two decades before.
In this episode of The Great Wager from NPR and WBUR's Here & Now, host Jane Perlez digs into the beginning of Nixon's improbable diplomatic mission.
