ICEBREAKER: U.S. National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger (front left), along with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ji Pengfei (front right), visits the Great Wall in Beijing during his trip to China in October 1971. All members of the U.S. delegation were accompanied by their respective Chinese counterparts during their visit, which laid the groundwork for U.S. President Richard Nixon's historic tour the following year (CFP)
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