Nixon in China Conference Panel 1 The February 23 conference
commemorated the 40th anniversary of President Nixon's historic
visit to Beijing and Shanghai and his meetings with Chairman
Mao. It was sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center for
International Relations, the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies,
and the UCLA Confucius Institute. Published: Friday, March 16,
2012 This panel assessed the significance of President Nixon's
visit at the time, in the US as well as in China. What did the
historic summit symbolize about the relationship between the two
powers, and how was the summit received domestically in each?
What larger impact did it have on the Cold War? In retrospect,
were Nixon and Mao visionaries, or would other leaders have
acted similarly? Moderator: Yunxiang Yan, UCLA Center for
Chinese Studies