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Article: Interview: U.S.-China diplomatic ties proved "significant and positive," says Lord
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- December 18, 2008
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Interview: U.S.-China diplomatic ties proved "significant and
positive," says Lord
by Xinhua writer Wang Jiangang
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The world was stunned on Jan. 1,
1979, when the United States of America and the People's Republic of
China, after three decades of isolation and hostility, formally
established their diplomatic relations.
Another three decades have elapsed, and a senior U.S. diplomat
who played a key role in mending and normalizing the U.S.-China
ties, sees what happened 30 years back as a blessing not only to
both countries and their people, but also to Asia and the world at
large.
The opening of the United States to China in the early 1970s and
the ensuing ...