Perspectives on the United States—Chinese (Zhōngguórén kàn Měiguó 中国人看美国)|Zhōngguórén kàn Měiguó 中国人看美国 (Perspectives on the United States—Chinese)

Anthony A. LOH

President Nixon meets with China’s Communist Party leader Mao Zedong, 29 February 1972, in the era of Ping-Pong diplomacy. NATIONAL ARCHIVES.

After the People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949, relations between China and the United States were nonexistent until 1972. Since then, dealings have been complex and frequently changing; Chinese viewpoints of the United States often have been fueled by suspicion and distrust.

China, a cradle of human