Word: sino
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...methods used to cover the People's Republic. Says he: "Except for occasional canned tours inside China, we had to rely on the tedious scrutiny of documents, along with interviews with refugees, emigres and other travelers. Now, even as Teng's trip inaugurates a new era in Sino-American relations, it also heralds a better epoch in China reporting, one in which we will have regular contact with the Chinese...
...this sudden flowering of Sino-American friendship after 30 years of hostility-including three years of bitter warfare in Korea-there lie serious dangers of increased instability in the East-West balance of power. Teng was amply provocative in his warnings that "the danger of war comes from the Soviet Union," and Carter, perhaps unwisely, joined him in a new denunciation of "hegemony," which the Chinese define as Soviet expansionism...
SALT negotiations. This seemed to contradict Carter's past statements in private that the Soviets were indeed delaying SALT because of their concern over the new Sino-American relationship. Some officials suggested that Vance and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko may have to meet to clear away the smoke from Teng's visit before the SALT talks can be completed and a date set for Carter's planned meeting with Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev...
When the time came for Teng to speak, the barely 5-ft. Vice Premier mounted a booster step so that he could see over the lectern. Speaking in his thick Szechwan accent, he talked of the "great possibilities," "broad vistas" and "fruitful results" that Sino-American cooperation offered...
...word that your government has frequently used with reference to the Soviet Union's policy. The Soviet Union has about 7% of the world's population and 10% of its production. How do you assess Soviet policies today, and what opportunities do you see in the new Sino-American relationship for countering those policies? What does hegemony actually mean...