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China Divided: The Status of Taiwan
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Vocabulary
Infinitely: endlessly, without limit.
"… As we look to the future, we must recognize that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the United States have had great differences. We will have differences in the future. But what you must do is to find a way to see that we can have differences without being enemies in war. If we can make progress toward that goal on this trip, the world will be a much safer world and the chance particularly for all of those young children over there to grow up in a world of peace will be infinitely greater."
Document 3: Excerpt from speech by President Richard Nixon, February 17, 1972. "Remarks on Departure from the White House for a State Visit to the People’s Republic of China." From Public Papers of President Richard Nixon, available online at http://nixonfoundation.org
Document 3 Short-Answer Question
- What reason does President Nixon give for his historic visit to China in February 1972?
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