Word: sino
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Sino-American relations, which Kissinger did much to restore after a 23-year break, have gone from sweet to sour. Some diplomats insist that Richard Nixon's invitation from Peking was designed not only as an honor for the ex-President but also as a slap at Kissinger for appeasing the Russians...
...blunt language of these polemics, it was too early to say whether China was on the verge of another drastic revolutionary upheaval. One snippet of evidence: Richard Nixon's visit to Peking later this month-commemorating the fourth anniversary of the Peking summit that inaugurated an era of Sino-American détente-had not been canceled. In welcoming the former President, Peking seemed to be rebuking the present Administration in Washington for failing to take a harder line against China's revisionist enemies in Moscow. Nonetheless, the visit affirmed the importance that Peking continues to attach...
...Administration's response to Chou's death was a verbal sign of the importance Washington attaches to Sino-American relations and, by indirection, of the hopes it has that Teng will continue Chou's policies. President Ford called Chou "a remarkable leader who has left his imprint not only on the history of modern China but also on the world scene...
Part of the trouble may have been the absence of Chou Enlai, 77, the co-architect of Sino-American rapprochement, who is desperately ill with heart disease. Both Chiao and Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping, who appears to be running China on a day-to-day basis, are facing increasing complaints from some of their colleagues about the Washington connection. Observers note also that Kissinger and Teng seem to actively dislike each other...
...Kissinger to talk to. Nonetheless, he will have to navigate several trouble spots before he can call his journey a success. A major difficulty, paradoxically, is Chinese fear of the Soviet Union, the very factor that brought the U.S. and China together in the first place. Seldom has the Sino-Soviet dispute been so heated. Believing that detente has made the Soviets stronger, Peking has heaped vitriol and ridicule on any move to lessen East-West tension. Kissinger's concern for detente has affected his standing with the Chinese. "To Peking," says a Western diplomat, "Kissinger is soft...