Thirty Years Later: Normalization of U.S.-China Relations

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On December 15, 1978, the United States and China announced the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries, ending almost three decades of official estrangement. Since then, the U.S. and China have developed a highly complex and mutually beneficial relationship, albeit with frictions and substantial differences. The U.S.-China relationship has evolved from Cold War competition toward cooperation in dealing with global hot spots, nuclear proliferation, climate change, and the challenge of reshaping the world financial system. Arguably the transformation of the U.S.-China relationship has been the most important geopolitical development of the last third of the 20^th century, and the relationship between our two countries will be a powerful vector in shaping the world of the current century.