The Spy Who Outplayed Nixon | A gift for Mr. Lee | 2

About this episode

The episode explores Larry Wu-Tai Chin's pivotal role in espionage during Nixon's efforts to improve relations with China.

After years of cautious spying, Larry Wu-Tai Chin is about to hit the jackpot. He’s getting a promotion that will give him the inside track on President Richard Nixon’s plan to reset relations with China. But in Beijing, trouble’s brewing for Mao’s undercover agent. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• spying
• China relations
• Nixon
• Mao
• intelligence

Keywords

• Larry Wu-Tai Chin
• Richard Nixon
• China
• espionage
• Mao
• intelligence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: China

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