尼克松经历了冷战的全部过程,在长达半个世纪的岁月里,他见证和参与了几乎所有有关中国的事务,在某个时期还起过相当大的作用。他的中国观的指导思想则经历了从早年的功利主义到后来的现实主义,直至晚年的现实主义+理想主义的发展过程。尼克松的中国观并不简单地属于他个人,而是美国政治现实的反映,是对美国公众舆论的回应,也是对历史潮流的追随。尼克松的中国观是冷战时代美国外交思想变化的一个缩影。 Nixon has undergone the entire process of the Cold War. Over the course of half a century, he witnessed and participated in almost all matters concerning China and played a significant role at some time. The guiding ideology of his view of China has gone through the process of development from early utilitarianism to later realism until his later realism and idealism. Nixon’s view of China does not simply belong to him personally. It is a reflection of the political reality in the United States, a response to the public opinion in the United States, and a follow-up to the historical trend. Nixon’s view of China is a microcosm of the changes in the diplomatic thinking of the United States during the Cold War era.