US presidential visits to China from Nixon to Trump – in pictures
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-05-13 18:00 UTC+10:00
Section: US news
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Asia, China, World News, US Politics, Asia Pacific
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View image in fullscreenPresident Richard Nixon meeting Premier Zhou Enlai in Beijing, then known as Peking, during his historic visit over 21-28 February 1972, the first time a sitting US president had visited the People’s Republic of ChinaPhotograph: Sovfoto/Universal Images/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenNixon holds his chopsticks at the ready, flanked by Zhou and the Shanghai Communist party leader, Chang Chun-chiao, (right), at a banquet, 1972Photograph: Bettmann archiveShareView image in fullscreenNixon touring the Great Wall of China, 1972Photograph: Fotosearch/Getty ImagesShareView
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