President Nixon and his national security adviser Henry Kissinger make contact with China. But in the midst of the Cold War, they don t want anyone to know. Jane Perlez of the New York Times reports Episode 2 of The Great Wager podcast. And, disputes over sports and culture at the recent Beijing Winter Olympics have increased anti-China sentiment in South Korea. NPR s Anthony Kuhn reports from Seoul.
The news of President Nixon’s trip to China is public, and he’s getting credit for pulling off such a historic event. Now, he and his advisers have to work with the Chinese to forge a relationship between two very different countries.
President Nixon and his national security adviser Henry Kissinger make contact with China. But in the midst of the Cold War, they don’t want anyone to know.
This episode of The Great Wager includes exclusive information about how Chinese and American intel officials agreed to work together against their common rival of many years.