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own cultural renaissance, fueled by its new affluence. The duality of the Chinese story is reflected in the West's schizophrenic response to it. The Nixon administration eagerly sought better relations with China under Mao, and when Deng Xiaoping doubled down by opening up the country, the West applaude

t applauded the change. The United States generously accepted Chinese products into its markets, allowed massive trade surpluses, welcomed China into the World Trade Organization in 2001, and kept global sea-lanes open so that China could trade freely. All of this enabled China to emerge as the world's number one trading power

n cultural renaissance, fueled by its new affluence. The duality of the Chinese story is reflected in the West's schizophrenic response to it. The Nixon administration eagerly sought better relations with China under Mao, and when Deng Xiaoping doubled down by opening up the country, the West applau

The United States generously accepted Chinese products into its markets, allowed massive EFTA00325885 1 I trade surpluses, welcomed China into the World Trade Organization in 2001, and kept global sea-lanes open so that China could trade freely. All of this enabled China to emerge as the world's number one trading pow

n cultural renaissance, fueled by its new affluence. The duality of the Chinese story is reflected in the West's schizophrenic response to it. The Nixon administration eagerly sought better relations with China under Mao, and when Deng Xiaoping doubled down by opening up the country, the West applau

applauded the change. The United States generously accepted Chinese products into its markets, allowed massive trade surpluses, welcomed China into the World Trade Organization in 2001, and kept global sea-lanes open so that China could trade freely. All of this enabled China to emerge as the world's number one trading pow

lts they have won have not lasted in the face of enduring differences between the two countries. Congressional Visits to China, 1972-1977 President Nixon’s second term featured the Watergate scandal, which forced his resignation in 1974 and resulted in a lull in high-level communication with China. Thi

er most-favored nation tariff treatment, the visit of Taiwan’s president to the United States in 1995, and the decision to approve China’s entry into the World Trade Organization. The Chinese government endeavored to build influence with and gain access to Congress by encouraging US businesses to lobby Congress on China’s beha

oves?@5. But the game itself demanded a clear view of the board, of shared interest in the face of a changing world. On his very first day in office, Nixon compiled a list of his diplomatic aims: “Chinese Communists: Short range — no change. Long range - we do not want 800,000,000 living in angry isolati

ous, this approach suggests, she will become more congenial to American interests. More cuddly. This was, for some, the basis for bringing China into the World Trade Organization in the 1990s. Later it justified deep commercial links and educational ties. The logic of such an approach fit the mindset of many baby-boomer Americ