Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World
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"Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World" is a historical book by Margaret MacMillan that analyzes U.S. President Richard Nixon’s 1972 visit to China and its profound impact on international relations.
All labels observed (1)
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| Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10223710 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World Context triple: [Margaret MacMillan, notableWork, Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World]
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A.
Nixon in China
Nixon in China is a landmark 1987 opera by John Adams that dramatizes U.S. President Richard Nixon’s historic 1972 visit to the People’s Republic of China, blending minimalist music with contemporary political history.
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B.
The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House
The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House is Seymour Hersh’s investigative book examining Henry Kissinger’s role and influence on U.S. foreign policy during the Nixon administration.
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C.
The Nixon Interviews
The Nixon Interviews are a famous 1977 television series of in-depth conversations in which British journalist David Frost questioned former U.S. President Richard Nixon about his presidency and the Watergate scandal.
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D.
Kissinger memoir trilogy
The Kissinger memoir trilogy is a three-volume series of autobiographical books by former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, chronicling his role in shaping American foreign policy during the Nixon and Ford administrations.
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E.
RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon
RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon is the former U.S. president’s autobiographical account reflecting on his political career, presidency, and resignation in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World Target entity description: "Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World" is a historical book by Margaret MacMillan that analyzes U.S. President Richard Nixon’s 1972 visit to China and its profound impact on international relations.
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A.
Nixon in China
Nixon in China is a landmark 1987 opera by John Adams that dramatizes U.S. President Richard Nixon’s historic 1972 visit to the People’s Republic of China, blending minimalist music with contemporary political history.
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B.
The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House
The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House is Seymour Hersh’s investigative book examining Henry Kissinger’s role and influence on U.S. foreign policy during the Nixon administration.
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C.
The Nixon Interviews
The Nixon Interviews are a famous 1977 television series of in-depth conversations in which British journalist David Frost questioned former U.S. President Richard Nixon about his presidency and the Watergate scandal.
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D.
Kissinger memoir trilogy
The Kissinger memoir trilogy is a three-volume series of autobiographical books by former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, chronicling his role in shaping American foreign policy during the Nixon and Ford administrations.
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E.
RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon
RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon is the former U.S. president’s autobiographical account reflecting on his political career, presidency, and resignation in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ |
| about |
Chinese foreign policy toward the United States
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U.S. foreign policy toward China ⓘ geopolitics of East Asia ⓘ opening of diplomatic relations between United States and People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| analyzes | impact of Nixon’s 1972 China visit on international relations ⓘ |
| author | Margaret MacMillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| depicts | meeting between Richard Nixon and Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| examines |
negotiations leading to the Shanghai Communiqué
ⓘ
personalities of Richard Nixon and Mao Zedong ⓘ shift in global balance of power in the 1970s ⓘ triangular diplomacy among United States, China, and Soviet Union ⓘ |
| focusesOnEvent | 1972 Nixon visit to China ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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international relations ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| hasNotableFigure |
Chou En-lai
NERFINISHED
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Henry Kissinger NERFINISHED ⓘ Lin Biao NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhou Enlai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
diplomatic history
ⓘ
historical analysis ⓘ |
| hasSubjectCategory |
20th-century international relations
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Sino-American rapprochement ⓘ presidential diplomacy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ideology versus pragmatism in foreign policy
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realpolitik ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cold War diplomacy
NERFINISHED
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Mao Zedong NERFINISHED ⓘ Nixon’s 1972 visit to China ⓘ People’s Republic of China–United States summit, 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sino-American relations ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 2000s ⓘ |
| publisher |
Random House
NERFINISHED
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Viking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Beijing
NERFINISHED
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People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1972
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Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleContains |
Mao
NERFINISHED
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Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ The Week That Changed the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World Description of subject: "Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World" is a historical book by Margaret MacMillan that analyzes U.S. President Richard Nixon’s 1972 visit to China and its profound impact on international relations.
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