Foul-Weather Friends

Sometimes history repeats itself as neither comedy nor farce. Richard Nixon became the first U.S. President to visit Red China in 1972 in order to create a new global coalition against his enemythe Soviet Union. On Feb. 21, 30 years to the day after Nixon touched down, George W. Bush is arriving to create a new global coalition against his enemyinternational terrorism. It would be grandiose to suggest that Bush's two-day swing through Beijing will change the sweep of history the way his predecessor's did. Yet three decades on, China again relishes the chance to build a new relationship with America....