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In February 21, 1972, The American President Richard Nixon visited China and met with the Chairman Mao Ze Dong in China. Due to this visit, Richard Nixon is marked in history for the first American President to visit China.

Richard Nixon’s visit to China is an improtant historical event to both Chinese and American sociey. The significane of this visit highlights the beginning of defrostation over “Cold War”, as well as it foreshadowes the future long-term business relationship between US and China.

Nowadays, China is America’s biggest trading partners. Besides that, due to China’s rising economy, the ideology of learning Chinese becomes more popular among American students. Most importantly, Richard Nixon’s visit marked a postive relationship in both Chinese and American history.

http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govinfo/news/2009/02/