President Richard Nixon visited China between February 21 to 28, 1972 . The purpose of the visit was to try to normalize the relationship between the US and China.
Yes he did and his warm reception there started a new phase in US relations with China.
February 1972
February 22, 1972
Richard M. Nixon was the first US President to visit China. He was also the first to visit Russia.
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.
Richard M. Nixon was the first US President to visit both China and Russia.
Richard Nixon.
Richard M. Nixon was the first US President to visit both China and Russia.
Richard Nixon
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.
One of the outstanding policies of President Richard Nixon was to begin the opening of doors of communication between the US and the Peoples Republic of China in 1972. This was an important visit. Nixon was the first US president to visit China. At the time many politicians whether Democrats or Republicans did not like this as the Cold War was in full force and China was solidly a communist nation. Despite the critics, Nixon's visit was a historical one and was the first step in a long process of recognizing China. It was one of President Nixon's outstanding achievements in US foreign policy.
The first US President to visit both China and Russia was Richard M. Nixon
Nixon made his historic trip to China in February,1972.
Nixon went to China
Richard M. Nixon