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The phrase "Nixon goes to China", "Nixon to China", or "Nixon in China" is a historical reference to United States US President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China, where he met with Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong. Its basic import is that Nixon's well-established reputation as an anti-Communist "hawk" gave him political cover against domestic criticism for a move that might have been portrayed as conciliating a geopolitical rival. The metaphor is often expressed as the observation "Only Nixon could go to China" or "It took Nixon to go to China".

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  • Die englischsprachigen Sprichwörter „Only Nixon could go to China“ und „It took Nixon to go to China“ sowie Metaphern wie „XY in China“ spielen auf Richard Nixons Besuch in China 1972 an. Sie stammen aus der politischen Sprache der Vereinigten Staaten und nehmen Bezug auf die Ansicht, dass gerade altgediente Hardliner oder frühere Gegner politischer Reformen starke Veränderungen der diplomatischen Haltung glaubhaft verkörpern können. Demnach war nur Nixon als bekannter Antikommunist in der Lage, glaubhaft mit dem chinesischen Regime zu verhandeln und die diplomatischen Beziehungen zu verbessern, ohne dabei falscher Sympathien verdächtigt zu werden. (de)
  • The phrase "Nixon goes to China", "Nixon to China", or "Nixon in China" is a historical reference to United States US President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China, where he met with Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong. Its basic import is that Nixon's well-established reputation as an anti-Communist "hawk" gave him political cover against domestic criticism for a move that might have been portrayed as conciliating a geopolitical rival. The metaphor is often expressed as the observation "Only Nixon could go to China" or "It took Nixon to go to China". (en)
  • Frasa "Nixon goes to China", "Nixon to China", atau "Nixon in China" ("Nixon pergi ke Tiongkok") adalah istilah yang dipakai untuk menyebut kunjungan Presiden Amerika Serikat Richard Nixon ke Republik Rakyat Tiongkok tahun 1972. Di sana ia bertemu Mao Zedong. Frasa ini kadang ditambahkan menjadi "Only Nixon could go to China" atau "It took Nixon to go to China". Sebagai metafora politik, istilah ini mengacu pada kemampuan seorang politikus dengan reputasi yang tak tertandingi di mata pendukungnya untuk mewakili dan mempertahankan nilai-nilai yang mereka pegang, namun tiba-tiba mengambil tindakan yang bisa saja dikritik atau ditentang pendukungnya. Contoh yang paling lazim adalah penganut pemikiran garis keras yang berusaha berdamai dengan musuh lamanya. Selain itu, istilah ini juga dapat digunakan untuk menyebut seorang diplomat serba waspada yang tiba-tiba mengambil tindakan militer, atau seorang pemimpin politik yang melakukan reformasi sistem politik yang sebelumnya ia dukung habis-habisan. (in)
  • Nixon goes to China(닉슨 고즈 투 차이나)는 영향력이 있는 인물 또는 정당이 예상치 못한 효과를 일으킬 때 쓰는 은유적 표현이다. 1972년 리처드 닉슨 미국 대통령의 중국 방문에서 유래되었다. (ko)
  • “尼克松在中国”或“尼克松到中國”(英语:Nixon in China或Nixon goes to China)是美国的政治譬喻,源于美国总统理查德·尼克松1972年访问中华人民共和国之行。现常用来比喻某政治人物因拥有广泛的支持和雄厚的,可以采取一般政治人物所不愿或不敢采取的高风险、代价大的政治行动。尼克松由于其一贯的强硬反共立场,在美国右翼拥有强大的支持,所以可以展开对华外交而不受媚共的指责。若换上一个左翼温和人士,则断然没有资本采取同样的行动。所以此短语有时也被说成“只有尼克松才可以去中国”(Only Nixon could go to China),或“去中国的必须是尼克松”(It takes Nixon to go to China)。 (zh)
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  • The phrase "Nixon goes to China", "Nixon to China", or "Nixon in China" is a historical reference to United States US President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China, where he met with Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong. Its basic import is that Nixon's well-established reputation as an anti-Communist "hawk" gave him political cover against domestic criticism for a move that might have been portrayed as conciliating a geopolitical rival. The metaphor is often expressed as the observation "Only Nixon could go to China" or "It took Nixon to go to China". (en)
  • Nixon goes to China(닉슨 고즈 투 차이나)는 영향력이 있는 인물 또는 정당이 예상치 못한 효과를 일으킬 때 쓰는 은유적 표현이다. 1972년 리처드 닉슨 미국 대통령의 중국 방문에서 유래되었다. (ko)
  • “尼克松在中国”或“尼克松到中國”(英语:Nixon in China或Nixon goes to China)是美国的政治譬喻,源于美国总统理查德·尼克松1972年访问中华人民共和国之行。现常用来比喻某政治人物因拥有广泛的支持和雄厚的,可以采取一般政治人物所不愿或不敢采取的高风险、代价大的政治行动。尼克松由于其一贯的强硬反共立场,在美国右翼拥有强大的支持,所以可以展开对华外交而不受媚共的指责。若换上一个左翼温和人士,则断然没有资本采取同样的行动。所以此短语有时也被说成“只有尼克松才可以去中国”(Only Nixon could go to China),或“去中国的必须是尼克松”(It takes Nixon to go to China)。 (zh)
  • Die englischsprachigen Sprichwörter „Only Nixon could go to China“ und „It took Nixon to go to China“ sowie Metaphern wie „XY in China“ spielen auf Richard Nixons Besuch in China 1972 an. Sie stammen aus der politischen Sprache der Vereinigten Staaten und nehmen Bezug auf die Ansicht, dass gerade altgediente Hardliner oder frühere Gegner politischer Reformen starke Veränderungen der diplomatischen Haltung glaubhaft verkörpern können. (de)
  • Frasa "Nixon goes to China", "Nixon to China", atau "Nixon in China" ("Nixon pergi ke Tiongkok") adalah istilah yang dipakai untuk menyebut kunjungan Presiden Amerika Serikat Richard Nixon ke Republik Rakyat Tiongkok tahun 1972. Di sana ia bertemu Mao Zedong. Frasa ini kadang ditambahkan menjadi "Only Nixon could go to China" atau "It took Nixon to go to China". (in)
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  • Only Nixon could go to China (de)
  • Nixon pergi ke Tiongkok (in)
  • Nixon goes to China (ko)
  • Nixon goes to China (en)
  • 尼克松在中国 (短语) (zh)
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