July 10 – 1963: Soviet leader Khrushchev asks WAPA members to consider membership of Outer Mongolia. The letter does not mention the reason – Soviet fears of the PRC. Romania eventually kills the idea, since it does not want to re-orient European-focused WAPA against China. #OTD スレッド
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