jul 24, 1971 - Chinese Deals

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Baxter, using Nixon as an emissary, continues talks with China. Human rights are on Baxter’s radar, so the U.S. quietly pushes China to reform prisons, halt the worst abuses, and allow more academic and cultural exchange. Baxter increases economic engagement, sending agricultural experts and initiating early industrial contracts, though not at the scale of later decades. U.S.-China trade begins cautiously, with limited textiles, minerals, and agricultural products.

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