[The Wire China] The road to Beijing

<p>Fifty years ago, a hand-delivered letter, a clueless ping-pong team and a series of artful signalling efforts led to a U.S-China breakthrough and a new international order. With the two countries again at a nadir, would a reprise of Kissinger-esque negotiations work again?</p><p>Read the article by Orville Schell: <a href="https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/07/11/the-road-to-beijing/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/07/11/the-road-to-beijing/</a></p><p>Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.&nbsp;</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>