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Liberty in China
President Nixon's 1972 visit to China, a complaint from a Chinese official about Letter from America, and the Chinese attitude towards liberty following Tiananmen Square.
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Fri 16 Jun 198921:00
BBC Radio 4
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Tiananmen Square protests, 1989
The 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square and the military crackdown on those involved.
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Richard Nixon: his great work
A profile of Richard Nixon, the only president in US history to resign from office.
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- Fri 16 Jun 198921:00BBC Radio 4
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