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"Good morning, Mr. President."

"Good morning, Miss Edson."

When Catherine walked into the Oval Office, Nixon was waiting there.[]

"I heard that you are going to visit China."

Catherine asked first.

"Yes." When Nixon heard what the other party said, he couldn't help but chuckle, "Dealing with the Chinese is not an easy matter. I think this may be necessary.

I need someone to guide me.”

If it had been in the past, Nixon would not have come to find Catherine like this.

But Catherine's performance was really outstanding.

Not only does she have a big company of her own, but she has also paid a lot of attention to the Pentagon.

It can be said that it was because of Catherine that the Americans came up with this plan for the recent ground-effect aircraft.

In terms of literature, many of the books Catherine wrote are best-sellers, and there are also treatises such as "The Information Revolution" that have gradually become famous.

"Information Revolution" has become more and more popular nowadays. This book has popularized astronomical literature. According to Catherine, the emergence and prosperity of the Internet is the beginning of everything.

Then, there are the Galaxy supercomputers, which have sold more than 50 units. Among them, profits of more than 100 million have been created, but all of these profits have been invested in research and development.

Unlike others, Catherine had sufficient liquidity, and supercomputers were not products that needed to expand sales channels, so the profits in this area were really difficult to handle, so Catherine simply invested all her money in data research.

Even Bell Labs has never done such a heroic act...

"As for the situation in China, I personally feel that we should approach the situation from multiple aspects."

Catherine stretched out a hand: "First of all, we need to analyze the Chinese people's attitude towards us. From their usual perspective, I personally think that the Chinese will definitely not ask for anything from us. They are now the world's revolutionaries. We are the center of our lives, and Mao is a world-class idol, so there is no need for them to ask us for help."

"One by one, you mean they... they don't need us?"

Nixon was stunned for a moment.

He thought that the issue he had been discussing with these people these days was how to exchange interests with China.

For example, the United States covers China to fight against the Soviet Union...

"I'm sure of this, and I can guarantee it."

Catherine's answer made Nixon a little strange.

"To analyze this, we must start with the psychology of the Chinese people. The culture of Easterners is relatively euphemistic, so they are actually somewhat resistant to being direct. It's like they can discuss issues of interest directly, but they cannot blatantly do so. To put it bluntly, this is a pure exchange of political interests. In this case, in Chinese terms, it is 'the name is not justified and the words are not justified'. Therefore, Mr. President, when you go to China, it is best to use a tactful and peaceful tone. Some things must have a reasonable reason."

Nixon nodded seriously. What Catherine said seemed to make sense.

"In addition, from the Opium War to the present, the mentality of the Chinese people has undergone tremendous changes. If possible, on some more important occasions, you can praise China. In this case, those nationalists will criticize you. I feel more favorable."

When talking to Nixon, Catherine tried her best to look at China from a Chinese perspective.

As a Chinese in her previous life, although she came from the 1970s, Catherine had a fairly good understanding of China in the 1970s.

"The Chinese will face us with an attitude of being neither humble nor silent. This is certain." Catherine warned the other party kindly: "If you try to face the other party with the attitude of a giver, that will not work. There is an ancient Chinese saying.

As the saying goes, it’s called ‘food that comes’. Even if we want to cooperate with the other party, we should treat the other party as an equal.

So far. I know it may seem difficult, but if we really want to talk to China, we have to show some sincerity."

Catherine warned Nixon.

At this time, Nixon already believed Catherine's words very much.

He then asked: "We also need to discuss some business-related matters with the Chinese. In this regard, what do we need to pay attention to?"

"Isn't that Mr. Rogers's business?"

"...That's right."

Secretary of State William Rogers is mainly responsible for this aspect. But speaking of it, Shi Fang and Nixon were not the same people, so they would not discuss this matter with each other.

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Historically, it was precisely because of Rogers that the Sino-US Joint Communique, which had already been negotiated, had to go through many revisions before it was finally adopted.

In real history, whether in China or the United States, news about the "Icebreaking Tour" visits has been blocked to a very small scope.

In China, even Lin Biao, the Four People's Gang and others were completely unaware of this visit. Jiang Bei was furious when she later learned about it because she could not bear to be completely ignored on such an important matter.

In the United States, the person who was kept in the dark was William Rogers, the Secretary of State in charge of foreign affairs. Of course, the other party was furious in the end... However, Catherine vaguely felt that the time of Nixon's visit to China seemed not good enough.

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"I don't think there should be any 'need' relationship between China and the United States for the time being. In this regard, equality must be the first priority."

Beginning in the late 1950s, friction began to arise between China and the Soviet Union, until the Soviet Union withdrew its expert team from China, stopped building large-scale projects to aid China, and suspended cooperation in the nuclear field.

As a result, the alliance exists in name only.

In the late 1960s, the Soviet Union deployed millions of troops on the Sino-Soviet border, and from time to time provoked border disputes and threatened China with force. The United States was also deeply involved in the Vietnam War at this time.

They were in a quagmire and miserable. They wanted to win, but they couldn't win, and they wanted to withdraw and lose face. At the same time, facing the Soviet Union's increasing pressure in important areas of the world, the Americans were defensive at every step and were at a disadvantage.

potential.

Since Nixon came to power, the strategy of China and the United States joining forces to check and balance the Soviet Union has become Nixon's task.

Although the ice-breaking trip seems to have started earlier, it seems to be more troublesome than expected.

When the overall situation of Nixon's visit to China was decided, the two countries also had a dispute over protocol arrangements. The United States insisted that Nixon visit Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai on a special US plane. China rejected this in the early stages of the negotiations on the grounds of airspace sovereignty.

One request. After several negotiations, the two sides agreed that Zhou Enlai would accompany Nixon. The U.S. side

The main personnel took off on the Chinese host, and 20 minutes later, the U.S. special plane took off again. At the same time, the Chinese host allowed two U.S. communications officers to board the plane to ensure smooth U.S. communications. The U.S. requested that Nixon take a bulletproof vehicle to participate in relevant activities. To this end, the Chinese dispatched

The only two bulletproof cars used by the central leadership were obtained.

"Speaking of which, an interesting thing happened in April." Nixon suddenly took out a ping pong ball.

Seeing the other party take out the table tennis ball, Catherine seemed to have thought of something.

Chinese Ping Pong Diplomacy.

At the beginning of the year, it was the World Table Tennis Championships. The Chinese table tennis delegation arrived in Nagoya, Japan, preparing to participate in the 31st World Table Tennis Championships starting on the 28th.

In Japan, the U.S. team requested a visit to China. The news was sent back to Beijing. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Sports Commission jointly drafted a report on "Not Inviting the U.S. Table Tennis Team to Visit China" and submitted it to the General Manager. They believed that there was currently no chance of inviting the U.S. team.

Mature. On April 4, the general manager marked "intended to agree" on the report and submitted it to my grandfather.

On April 6, my grandfather reviewed the report and returned it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for processing.

It seems a foregone conclusion that the U.S. table tennis team will not be able to come to China. Because the World Table Tennis Championships will come to an end on April 7, delegations from various countries will return home one after another.

But then, because of a problem between an American athlete who made the wrong move and a Chinese athlete named Zhuang Zedong, this table tennis diplomacy was achieved.

However, when Nixon said it, Catherine discovered that things seemed to have changed slightly.

One by one, when the American team told the Chinese that they were going to visit the General Assembly, the superiors actually agreed to this request. Only then did Cohen get lost.

Later, when the war in the Middle East broke out, the American table tennis delegation and a small group of American journalists arrived in Beijing and became the first Americans allowed to enter China since 1999. The Chinese and American table tennis teams

The friendly exchanges between China and the United States have promoted the process of normalization of relations between China and the United States.

It's just that Catherine didn't see the news because of the war.

(It seems that the future of butterflies has not affected every corner of the world...) Catherine muttered in her heart.

Mao Zedong waved an olive branch to the Americans several times, but the stupid Americans failed to see it. However, after leaders of Romania, Pakistan and other countries passed the message

The Americans still received the clear message from the Chinese government and began to take positive actions. For this reason, US Secretary of State Kissinger secretly visited China twice, knocking on the door to a new chapter in Sino-US relations. Finally, the opening of the

The undefeated Chinese have become strategic friends of the United States.

In a sense, the "ice-breaking trip" ended the 20-20 years of hostility between China and the United States, strengthened China's ties with major developed countries in the world, improved relations, and created opportunities for future reform and opening up.

a good external environment.

At that time, it was in an unfavorable situation of beating people with two fists, further widening the distance from the Soviet Union and Eastern countries, and actually ending the previous guideline of using ideology to determine foreign policy.

This ice-breaking trip weakened Su Dongbo's influence on China to a certain extent in the late 1980s.