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| | TIME.com: REPARTEE WITH MAO -- Mar. 15, 1982 -- Page 1 |
 | | When he met with China's leaders during Nixon's first term, writes Kissinger, "we developed between us a habit of candor, honesty and long-range thinking." It was this, he adds, that became "the key to the Chinese-American relationship at a point when few concrete results were achievable and our bonds depended on intangibles. |
 | | During his lifetime, Mao Tse-tung, Chairman of the Communist Party of China, was shrouded in mystery and reverence much as were the emperors he replaced. |
 | | The purpose of the meeting was to underline that friendship between the U.S. and China was to be consummated while Mao was still alive. |
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