The U.S.-China Relationship
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's Remarks
I am so honored to be here to join you in celebrating the fortieth anniversary of President Nixon’s extraordinary trip to China. The events of that remarkable week in 1972 have been studied, analyzed, debated, reenacted on stage and screen, even commemorated in song. And yet, there is still more to be said about that journey to Beijing and the relationship it set into motion — and how we, who are the great beneficiaries of that work 40 years ago, are cultivating the relationship so it meets the challenges and seizes the opportunities of this time. I was a law…
