In 1973, as Sino-US relations were thawing, Mao admitted to Henry Kissinger that, though he did not believe reunification would come peacefully, "We can do without Taiwan for the time being, and let it come after 100 years...
V roce 1973, kdy se čínsko-americké vztahy oteplovaly, Mao přiznal Henrymu Kissingerovi, že sice nevěří, že by ke znovusjednocení došlo mírovou cestou, ale dodal: „Bez Tchaj-wanu se v současnosti obejdeme, takže ať k němu dojde za sto let...