In 1979, Deng Xiaoping visited the United States at the invitation of US President Carter. The Chinese Communist Party subsequently carried out authoritarian reform for self-preservation, namely reform and opening up, in an attempt to defuse the crisis of an empty state and exhausted people.
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時政春秋
2026-09-30 19:07 · 時政春秋 发布了新视频：習近平能成下一個毛澤東嗎？ 辛灝年談文革和習近平 #辛灝年 #文革 #習近平 #文革2.0 #藍述 #馬克 #時政春秋
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凤凰网（澎湃新闻）：42年前的今天邓小平访美，外交部回应
2026-10-06 19:38 · 42年前的今天，在中美正式建交刚刚28天后，应卡特总统邀请，邓小平副总理对美国进行正式访问，这是新中国成立后中国领导人首次访美。访问留下了很多精彩瞬间，深深定格在中美关系的历史中，
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1978.12.18
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·Importance V
·China
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Deng Xiaoping Visits the United States and Launches Reform and Opening Up
1979.01.28 · Verified
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1979.04
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·Importance IV
·Washington, United States
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