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The emergence of the People's Republic of China signals a new and dangerous phase in the Cold War. But a split between Moscow and Beijing opens the door for a change in U.S.-Chinese relations.
 
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| Henry Kissinger's 1972 top-secret talks with Mao Tse-tung have been kept out of public view -- until now. |
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| Beijing and Moscow came close to full-scale war during China's Cultural Revolution,
when a series of border violations spiraled out of control. |
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| In the late 1960s, an unlikely group of athletes paved the way for the restoration of relations between the United States and China. Today, the "pingpong diplomacy" continues in a new form.
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| Was the rapprochement between the United States and China planned or contrived?
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TIME: Defeat
February 7, 1949
Pravda: Historic victory of the Chinese people
October 5, 1949
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According to Mao Tse-tung's physician, Dr. Li Zhisui, the Great Helmsman did not brush his teeth.
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