Lex Anteinternet: Monday, February 21, 1972. Nixon lands in China.

Monday, February 21, 2022

Monday, February 21, 1972. Nixon lands in China.

Richard Nixon landed in China on this day, or yesterday depending upon where you were, in 1972.

In the US, on this day, 60,000,000 people tuned into their television sets to watch President Nixon deplane and shake the hand of Zhou Enlai.

It was the start of a rapid process in which the United States would recognize the Communist government in Peking, which of course was the government of the country, as that. Up until that time, the Nationalist government in Taiwan was recognized as the government of China.

Rather obviously the status of Taiwan continues to linger. . .

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