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The United States and China Establish Diplomatic Relations
CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE47.7 years agoThe Office of the Historian states that "the Joint Communiqué stated that the United States would begin official diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China on January 1, 1979, and that the two countries would open Embassies on March 1". The agreement itself was announced on 15 December 1978.[1]From 1 January 1979 Washington recognised the People's Republic as the sole legal government of China and withdrew recognition from Taipei, ending thirty years in which the United States had treated the Republic of China on Taiwan as the government of all China.0.73Trump Greets Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews
SCHEDULED83% CONFIDENCETodayThe President's schedule for 23 September lists "6:00 PM - THE PRESIDENT departs the White House[7] en route to Joint Base Andrews" for the "Arrival Ceremony with the President of the People's Republic of China"; AP says Xi and Peng Liyuan "are expected to arrive at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday evening". 18:30 ET is estimated from the 6 PM departure; this replaces SCMP's[9] earlier 'around 4pm'.Trump will meet Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews at about 4pm on 23 September 2026, a reception US presidents almost never give a visiting head of state. It opens Xi's 23-25 September state visit, his first to Washington since 2015.0.69The United States and China Sign the Phase One Trade Deal
CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE6.7 years agoUSTR[1][3] states that "the United States and China signed an historic and enforceable agreement on a Phase One trade deal on January 15, 2020".After eighteen months of escalating tariffs the two sides signed an 'historic and enforceable agreement' in the East Room on 15 January 2020 — purchase commitments, intellectual-property rules and a ban on forced technology transfer. Most of the tariffs stayed in place.0.69Clinton Signs Permanent Normal Trade Relations With China
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CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE18.1 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "The building finished at long last in 2008."The Shanghai World Financial Center opened in 2008 after developers were forced to redesign its circular summit opening into a trapezoid when the public read it as a Japanese flag.$1B0.65A State Arrival Ceremony for Xi Jinping on the South Lawn
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Great Hall of the People, Beijing, ChinaMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE54.6 years agoThe Office of the Historian states that "Nixon travelled to Communist China February 21–28, 1972, becoming the first U.S. President to visit mainland China while in office", and the Shanghai Communiqué itself records the visit as running "from February 21 to February 28, 1972".[1]Richard Nixon spent 21 to 28 February 1972 in Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai, meeting Mao Zedong on the day he arrived. No sitting US president had set foot in the People's Republic, and the two governments had had no diplomatic relations for 23 years.0.64US, Denmark and Greenland Sign an Arctic Security Agreement
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Royal Mint Court, Tower Hill, London, UK
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CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE24.8 years agoThe WTO's[1][3] own member page states that "China has been a member of WTO since 11 December 2001", thirty days after the Doha Ministerial Conference approved the accession on 10 November.China became the WTO's 143rd member on 11 December 2001, fifteen years after applying. Its export share of world trade roughly quadrupled over the next two decades, and the bargain struck in Doha is still what the tariff argument is about.0.63US and Taiwan Sign a $250 Billion Chip Investment Deal
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