Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong (left) welcomes US President Richard Nixon to Beijing in February, 1972. Photo: AFP
Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong (left) welcomes US President Richard Nixon to Beijing in February, 1972. Photo: AFP
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Just as 50 years ago, Sino-US ties rest on leaders with wisdom

  • Mao Zedong and Richard Nixon were ideological opposites, but put their differences aside to make the world a better place

Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong (left) welcomes US President Richard Nixon to Beijing in February, 1972. Photo: AFP
Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong (left) welcomes US President Richard Nixon to Beijing in February, 1972. Photo: AFP
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