Assignment: China - "The Week That Changed The World"

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12 жыл бұрын

Richard Nixon's visit to China in February 1972 changed the course of history - reshaping the global balance of power and opening the door to the establishment of relations between the People's Republic and the United States.
It was also a milestone in the history of journalism. Since the Communist revolution of 1949, a suspicious regime in Beijing had barred virtually all U.S. reporters from China. For the Nixon trip, however, the Chinese agreed to accept nearly 100 journalists, and to allow the most dramatic events - Nixon's arrival in Beijing, Zhou Enlai's welcoming banquet, visits to the Great Wall and the Forbidden City - to be televised live.
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The coverage was arguably as important as the details of the diplomacy. It profoundly transformed American and international perceptions of a long-isolated China, generated the public support Nixon needed to change U.S. policy, and laid the groundwork for Beijing's gradual move to open China to greater international media coverage.
While the outlines of the Nixon trip are familiar, the behind-the-scenes story of how that momentous event was covered is much less well-known. This segment of Assignment: China focuses on journalists who went with Nixon and includes interviews with those officials who sought to shape the coverage. The Week that Changed the World contains previously unreleased footage of the Nixon visit, as well as interviews with journalistic luminaries such as Dan Rather and Bernard Kalb of CBS, Ted Koppel and Tom Jarriel of ABC, Barbara Walters of NBC, Max Frankel of the New York Times, Stanley Karnow of the Washington Post, and many others.
Reported and narrated by U.S.-China Institute Senior Fellow Mike Chinoy, formerly CNN's Senior Asia Correspondent and Beijing Bureau Chief, and edited by USCI Multimedia Editor Craig Stubing, the film offers a fascinating and previously untold perspective on one of the most important historical moments of the 20th century. Clayton Dube conceived of the Assignment: China project and supervises it.

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@floridaactor 11 жыл бұрын

I remember watching the news on the trip as it was happening. Little did I imagine that 35 years later I would be walking the streets of Beijing while on a trip!

@envisagebgt8078 3 жыл бұрын

Go F yourself

@zainmudassir2964 3 жыл бұрын

@@envisagebgt8078 what got you triggered?

@user-ld1ys9cc9b 3 жыл бұрын

Now you, along with other Americans, enjoy the aftermath of this week's change: the commie devil's virus COVID-19.

@lucashood4140 3 жыл бұрын

Great video to show visions from both nations.

@Dovid2000 3 жыл бұрын

Important historical documentary.

@steven1andsteven229 3 жыл бұрын

"The ballet was, was, of course, as , as..."

@bbsmonk 3 жыл бұрын

i still remember the moment i was watching the picture of Mao shaking hands with Nixon on the front page of the people's daily, on a newspaper wall in a remote part of Inner Mongolia, i was a year 2 primary pupil then. back home i asked my father who was Nixon, my father told me Nixon was the No. one reactionary in the world, which further puzzled me

@rlai2201 3 жыл бұрын

I truly hope that Americans 🇺🇸 and Chinese 🇨🇳 can come together. Reflect and look back at what history have brought 2 great nations to peaceful cooperation. Obviously, it was a monumental moment for both countries and the best interest of both nations to make this decision. I wish US and China especially the Americans can think it over... the world would be a much better place if 2 of the greatest economic power and join hands working together. Chinese actually adore and love Americans so I hope in return that Americans would condemn all the asian hate and racism going on in the US. God bless America and God bless China... God bless the world!

@LongTimeTTFan 10 жыл бұрын

Very well done. Unbiased and believable stories. Indeed, it was a week that had a profound impact on the modern history of the world. Thank you all those who contributed to this documentary.