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Niall Ferguson On Henry Kissinger and the Rise of "Chimerica"

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HONG KONG, May 16, 2016 — Niall Ferguson, professor of history at Harvard University and the authorized biographer of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, discusses the origins of the relationship between China and the United States, which he argues began with President Richard Nixon's meeting with Chairman Mao Zedong in 1972. (1 hr., 13 min.)