If elected, I will go to Taiwan. "You could say 'If elected I will go to Taiwan.'", Feb. 29, 1972

With the People's Republic of China pursuing normalized relations with the world community, Nixon's National Security, Henry Kissinger, secretly visited Peking (Beijing) in October, and arranged a visit for the President. The secret diplomacy and presidential visit created a sensation. Nixon himself joked that the China visit was a great TV pilot and out to be made into a series. Naturally, the China visit virtually preempted other news, particularly news of Democratic presidential candidates. Anita Holst-Jensen.