7/9 July 9 – 1971: After dropping from public view in Pak. with a fictional illness, Henry Kissinger arrives in Beijing for talks with Zhou & Mao. After the secret trip, the PRC & USA announce Nixon’s visit in 1972, forcing the USSR to make concessions in superpower relations. #OTD
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southpaw on Twitter: "Russian MFA posts the Kissinger - Kislyak photo the world has been waiting for. https://t.co/KcofaOEVNf https://t.co/LWzz8MxEZB"
