The Forbidden Country (terrible reference to the city)

Nixon's visit is what I would describe as very gutsy. First the fact that he had been planning this visit for years shows how much he wanted relations with China. China was essentially taboo back then because they considered themselves as a communist country. The amount of preparation Noxon's super secret circle was ridiculous. Even after Kissinger's visit in China, Nixon didn't visit china until two years later. During his message to the US, Nixon had to choose his words carefully because he did not want the public to know he really wanted to go to China. When he got to China he brought a plethora of reporters, but the Chinese distracted the reporters by sending them to the various tourist sites. Nixon then left out his good friend, the secretary of state in a meeting with Mao. In his old friend's place was Kissinger's assistant. Even after all the sketchy things Nixon had done to get to China, it was still a success. The US started relations with China and they did not give Taiwan. It is important to note that the US treated Taiwan like an ex girlfriend, but then started a new loving relationship with them again. In the beginning it looked appeared as if the US was giving too much, but they didn't really end up giving up anything. In the end China got trolled terribly. I hope you know what trolled means, if you don't ignore that last sentence.