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In this episode we follow Jimmy Carter's decision to normalize relations with the People's Republic of China. It was one of the most important decisions of Carter's term as President. It was also a decision that ended our recognition of the  government of the Republic of China on Taiwan. A decision that was met with some level of anger in the United States. It was a bold move.

We will listen in on reaction to the decision in real time as the MacNeil/Lehrer PBS Newshour covered the news with guests National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski,  New York Representative Lester Wolf and Kansas Senator Bob Dole.  We will hear from President Carter both at the time and in his later years as he discusses the relationship with China and why he made the decisions he did at the the time. 

Finally, we will listen into ABC News with Frank Reynolds as he covers the Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping, arguably China's most important leader of the century, as he visited  the United States, on a months notice,  where he visited the Houston Space Center, attended a western rodeo, and generally charmed the American People like few leaders ever have especially one from a Communist Power. 

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