"That opening paved the way for President J[immy] C[arter] to strip Taiwan (as the Republic of China) of U.S. diplomatic recognition in January 1979 and switch ties to the PRC. That allowed U.S. investors and manufacturers to take advantage of the economic liberalization within Chinese paramount leader D[eng] X[iaoping]'s 'reform and opening' policy that helped transform China from impoverished backwater to the economic powerhouse—and increasingly, the U.S. military rival—that it is today."
Phelim Kine at Politico tries to "parse the lessons of the 50th anniversary of President R[ichard] N[ixon]'s historic trip to China."
And at The Bulwark, Mona Charen adds that "The Verdict Is In: Trump Wasn't Right About China."
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