American Experience S12E8 — Nixon's China Game

7.3

American Experience•Season 12•Episode 8

Nixon's China Game

7.3/10 · 24 votesJan 31, 200055 min

Ranked #9 of 15 in Season 12•−0.2 vs season avg

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Charting the tortuous three-year gambit that led to Richard Nixon's historic February 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China. What it did, says narrator David Ogden Stiers, was “alter the global balance of power.” How he did it is chronicled in vintage footage and

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Episode Summary

"Nixon's China Game" is episode 8 of American Experience season 12. It scored 7.3/10 from 24 votes, ranking #9 of 15 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on January 31, 2000.

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