Home›Sources›U.S.-China Relations, 1977-1980 (Office of the Historian)SourcesU.S.-China Relations, 1977-1980 (Office of the Historian)Office of the HistorianCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextPolitical Atlas. "U.S.-China Relations, 1977-1980 (Office of the Historian)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://political.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-state-history-china-policy-1977-1980.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextPolitical Atlas. (n.d.). U.S.-China Relations, 1977-1980 (Office of the Historian). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://political.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-state-history-china-policy-1977-1980Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{politicalatlas-u-s-china-relations-1977-1980-office-of, author = {Political Atlas}, title = {U.S.-China Relations, 1977-1980 (Office of the Historian)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://political.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-state-history-china-policy-1977-1980}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedU.S. Department of State Office of the Historian milestone on the normalization of U.S.-China relations and China's reform-era opening under Deng Xiaoping.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (6 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedU.S. Department of State, Office of the HistorianURLWell-attestedhttps://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/china-policySource TypeWell-attestedgovernmentReliability TierWell-attested1Tier 1: the U.S. Department of State's own official historical record (Office of the Historian).SourcesU.S.-China Relations, 1977-1980 (Office of the Historian)tier 1U.S. Department of State, Office of the HistorianView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (6 claims)This source backs 6 claims across the atlas. As facts: 4 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 connected.Disposition By TopicSources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.Institutions, 1 claims: 1 connected.Political Figures, 1 claims: 1 connected.Well-attested4SourcesU.S.-China Relations, 1977-1980 (Office of the Historian)Connected2InstitutionsLiberal Democratic Party (Japan)Political FiguresDeng XiaopingComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year