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Politics
Deng Xiaoping, "Our principled position on the development of Sino-U.S. relations," Jan. 4, 1981
January 4, 1981
Excerpts of remarks Deng made to Senator Theodore Stevens (R-Alaska) and Anna Chennault, vice chair of the Presidential Export Commission. Included in Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping, V. 2.
Membership for Taiwan in IMF, United States Code Title 22 Chapter 7 Section 286v, Enacted 7 October 1980
October 7, 1980
This section of the U.S.C. was originally chapter 339 section 36 (31 July 1945). It was amended by Public Law 96-389 Sec. 6 in 1980.
Sense of Congress respecting membership of Taiwan in Asian Development Bank, United States Code Title 22 Chapter 7 Section 285v, Enacted 3 June 1980
June 3, 1980
This section of the U.S.C. was originally Public Law 89-369 Sec. 25. It was amended by Public Law 96-259 Title II Sec. 201 in 1980.
U.S. Congress, Taiwan Relations Act, adopted April 10, 1979
April 10, 1979
Responding to President Jimmy Carter's derecognition of Taiwan, the U.S. Congress adopted this measure, which was written to have been effective retroactively from Jan. 1, 1979.
Jimmy Carter and Deng Xiaoping, Exchange of Comments and Toasts at the White House, Jan. 29, 1979
January 29, 1979
Deng Xiaoping made the first state visit by a Chinese leader to the U.S. January 28-February 5, 1979.
Michel Oksenberg, A translation problem in the Joint Communique, January 3, 1979
January 3, 1979
Oksenberg, a China specialist and a member of the National Security Council staff, sent this memo to Zbigniew Brzezinski, the National Security Advisor to U.S. President Jimmy Carter. It focused on the use of a different Chinese term for “acknowledge” in the new communique.
Joint Communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People's Republic Of China and the United States of America, 1979
January 1, 1979
Agreement between the U.S. and China to establish formal diplomatic relations.
Jimmy Carter, “Establishing Diplomatic Relations with China,” Dec. 15, 1978
December 15, 1978
President Jimmy Carter reads a joint Communiqué on the establishment of U.S.-Sino relations.
Joint Communiqué of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China, December 15, 1978
December 15, 1978
The United States of America and the People's Republic of China have agreed to recognize each other and to establish diplomatic relations as of January 1, 1979.
Zbigniew Brzezinski memo to Pres. Jimmy Carter, October 13, 1978
October 13, 1978
National Security Advisor Brzezinski asked Carter for decisions on questions relating to the effort to normalize U.S.-China relations and presented him with a draft of a statement they hoped to present to Chinese officials. The document was originally classified as top secret, but is now included in the State Department's History of the Foreign Relations of the United States. Carter accepted Brzezinski's recommendations.
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?