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How the Overthrow of Richard Nixon Led to the Present US-China Confrontation

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How the Overthrow of Richard Nixon Led to the Present US-China Confrontation
President Richard Nixon and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai inspect the honor guard at the Beijing Capital Airport in China on Feb. 22, 1972. Keystone/Getty Images
Gregory Copley
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The United States has, since the removal of President Richard Nixon in 1974, been moving along a strategic trajectory largely determined by its adversaries.

Gregory Copley
Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
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