No he did not have a girlfriend in China !
Richard M. Nixon was the first US President to visit China. He was also the first to visit Russia.
Richard Nixon was the president that restored diplomatic relations with China.
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In 1972, Richard Nixon met with Mao Zedong, who was the Chairman of the Communist Party of China. Nixon was the 37th President of the U.S.
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Richard M. Nixon was the first US President to visit both China and Russia.
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Richard M. Nixon was the first US president to visit China in February, 1972. Richard Nixon was the one who re-opened the door to China.
The 1960 debate between Nixon and JFK had nothing to do with China. It will be a good 10 years before Nixon is president and he opens trade with China.
The 1987 opera 'Nixon in China' by the American composer John Adams which is about the visit of United States President Richard M. Nixon to China in 1972.