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China Divided: The Status of Taiwan

Document 2

Image. President Nixon meets with China's Mao Tse-Tung, 1972.
Document 2: President Nixon meets with China's Community Party Leader, Mao Tse-Tung on February 29, 1972. National Archives, Control No. NLNP-WHPO-MPF-8649(01).

Document 2 Short-Answer Questions

  1. According to the caption provided with Document 2, who is President Richard Nixon meeting with, and when did this happen?
  2. Do the two men look like they are on friendly terms, or are they tense?

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