Nixon's visit 'changed so many things'
<p><span word="The">The</span> 40<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Nixon">Nixon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="diplomats">diplomats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="watershed">watershed</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="US">US</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="concerted">concerted</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="US">US</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="downs">downs</span>, <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Jiechi">Jiechi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="US">US</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="video">video</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Nixon">Nixon</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kissinger">Kissinger</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="Nixon">Nixon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Communique">Communique</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1972, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="defining">defining</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="US">US</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>.</p><p><span word="Yang">Yang</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="early">early</span> 20<span word="s">s</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="excited">excited</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="people">people</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="week">week</span>" <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rented">rented</span> <span word="television">television</span>.</p><p><span word="Forty">Forty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="from">from</span> "<span word="silence">silence</span>" 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="pace">pace</span> 24-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="centers">centers</span>", <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Nixon">Nixon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="realm">realm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooperative">cooperative</span> <span word="engagements">engagements</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>, <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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