Jimmy Carter sent his Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance, to Beijing to break the impasse in U.S.-China relations. However, Deng Xiaoping said that the normalization process had suffered a setback as a result of Vance’s visit. […]
In early 1979, the Chinese media talked about the Cultural Revolution’s damage to China. They were after the roots of the problem, but they would get to Mao and the Communist Party if they dug too deep. […]
John Marshall was determined to decrease the state legislators’ influence, especially when ruling against the federal judiciary’s decisions. […]
John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was unimpressed with the power he had. He wrote about his frustrations regarding the position. […]
China saw significant economic growth due to the creation of Special Economic Zones. However, they proved to be a significant bone of contention between Deng Xiaoping and Chen Yun. […]
Deng Xiaoping had to handle critical economic concerns in 1979. There was a need for urgent reforms in both industrial and agricultural sectors of China. […]
President Carter and others were taken aback after hearing Deng’s plan to punish Vietnam for its invasion of Cambodia. What followed was an attack on Vietnam that, however, didn’t go as expected. […]
In 1978, China’s leaders realized that they needed to make a deal with the Americans. To implement the normalization agreement as soon as possible, they agreed to all the terms set by the U.S. […]
James Madison was raging in 1796. With the presidency of John Adams and the quasi-war with France, he had no choice but to see Alexander Hamilton’s plans in action. […]
In 1978, Deng’s victory was becoming imminent. At the Central Committee working conference in November, Deng’s friends and supporters attacked the excesses of the Cultural Revolution. […]
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