Nixon in China

English Etymology A reference to U.S. President Richard Nixon's 1972 establishment of direct diplomatic relations with, and personal visit to, the People's Republic of China. Nixon's unyielding opposition to Communism had been well-known. Pronunciation en En-au-Nixon in China.ogg AU Phrase phr en idiomatic politics Suggesting the ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials. en March 14 2015 Steven Mufson Is Obama’s Iran overture like Nixon’s opening to China? w:The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/is-obamas-iran-overture-like-nixons-opening-to-china/2015/03/13/09d5ff98-c7fd-11e4-a199-6cb5e63819d2_story.html “People have tried to duplicate Nixon in China over and over again, including Iran,” Mann said. He cites the ill-fated 1986 journey by President Ronald Reagan’s national security adviser Robert “Bud” McFarlane, who traveled to Tehran carrying a Bible with a handwritten verse from Reagan and a key-shaped cake as a goodwill gesture for Iranian leaders. https://web.archive.org/web/20150820005614/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/is-obamas-iran-overture-like-nixons-opening-to-china/2015/03/13/09d5ff98-c7fd-11e4-a199-6cb5e63819d2_story.html See also en Nixon to China en Nixon goes to China en only Nixon could go to China en it took Nixon to go to China en eponyms terms derived from toponyms en Richard Nixon