US president Richard Nixon toasts with Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai in Beijing in 1972. Handout photo US president Richard Nixon toasts with Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai in Beijing in 1972. Handout photo
US president Richard Nixon toasts with Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai in Beijing in 1972. Handout photo
Keith B. Richburg
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On Reflection by Keith B. Richburg

Opinion: If only Nixon could go to China, can only Trump go to North Korea?

There are many examples of world leaders making bold U-turns when it comes to foreign policy, and a Trump-Kim Jong-un meeting might be just audacious enough to work

Keith B. Richburg
Keith B. Richburg

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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US president Richard Nixon toasts with Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai in Beijing in 1972. Handout photo US president Richard Nixon toasts with Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai in Beijing in 1972. Handout photo
US president Richard Nixon toasts with Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai in Beijing in 1972. Handout photo
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Keith B. Richburg

Keith B. Richburg

Professor Keith B. Richburg, a former Washington Post correspondent, is Director of The University of Hong Kong's Journalism and Media Studies Centre.