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Short Run: 'The Great Wager' | Episode V

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Today, the rise of China has changed everything. (Photo illustration/Special to WBUR)
Today, the rise of China has changed everything. (Photo illustration/Special to WBUR)

Find the original episode and a full transcript here.


All of a sudden, it’s less clear if Nixon’s wager is paying off. After years of collaboration and mutual economic benefit, relations between China and the U.S. are at a low point. What does the start of this important relationship reveal about its next chapter? In the fifth part of Here & Now's "The Great Wager," host Jane Perlez considers how Nixon's actions are reverberating today.

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Jane Perlez Host, The Great Wager
Jane Perlez is the host of The Great Wager, a five-part podcast series on President Richard Nixon’s historic 1972 diplomatic trip to China.

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Grace Tatter Producer, WBUR Podcasts
Grace Tatter is a producer for WBUR Podcasts.

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