Chronicle TIMELINE

A chronological, causal record of the resistance, major political crises, and contemporary truth.

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In 1979, the U.S. Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act, requiring presidential and congressional consultation for diplomatic recognition of Taiwan

1979.04 ·Verified ·Importance IV ·Sources 2 ·Washington, United States

After the Carter administration severed diplomatic relations with the Republic of China and terminated the Mutual Defense Treaty in 1979, the U.S. Congress drew up the Taiwan Relations Act within two to three months, stipulating as domestic law that diplomatic recognition of Taiwan must be jointly negotiated by the President and Congress, and the Carter administration was forced to sign it. Senator Barry Goldwater raised a challenge over the constitutionality of the procedure for terminating the Mutual Defense Treaty, but the court declined to hear it.

Deng Xiaoping Proposes the Four Cardinal Principles

1979.03.30 ·Verified ·Importance IV ·Sources 4 ·China

In March 1979, Deng Xiaoping proposed the Four Cardinal Principles, explicitly rejecting the direction of political democratization reform.

Deng Xiaoping Introduces the Four Cardinal Principles

1979.03.30 ·Verified ·Importance IV ·Sources 2 ·China

To prevent national development from being overemphasized to the point of subverting the rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Deng Xiaoping introduced the Four Cardinal Principles, emphasizing the leadership position of the CCP.

Deng Xiaoping Visits the United States and Launches Reform and Opening Up

1979.01.28 ·Verified ·Importance IV ·Sources 2 ·United States

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.

The United States Severed Diplomatic Relations with Taiwan and Established Diplomatic Relations with the People's Republic of China

1979.01.01 ·Verified ·Importance IV ·Sources 5 ·United States

The United States ended its diplomatic relations with Taiwan and established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.

War Breaks Out Between China and Vietnam

1979 ·Verified ·Importance IV ·Sources 4 ·China

In 1979, war broke out between China and Vietnam. Yu Maochun said that this war stemmed from an ideological dispute and was not inevitably connected with territorial integrity; the territories occupied by the Chinese Communist Party were ultimately vacated willingly.