China Teday. China's Foreign Affairs and Intemational Relations o In 1971, Henry Kissinger made a secret visit to China, and then nixon took a dramatic trip to China in 1972. The Shanghai communique, a milestone document describing the new state of relations between the two countries, signed by Nixon and Zhou enlai, included a certain degree of ambiguity that allowed china and the united States to set aside differences, especially on the Taiwan issue, and begin the process of normalizing relations School of politics and International relations 2013/4/12❖ In 1971, Henry Kissinger made a secret visit to China, and then Nixon took a dramatic trip to China in 1972. The Shanghai Communique, a milestone document describing the new state of relations between the two countries, signed by Nixon and Zhou Enlai, included a certain degree of ambiguity that allowed China and the United States to set aside differences, especially on the Taiwan issue, and begin the process of normalizing relations