Hu Liren witnessed an American diplomat filming the school with a video camera while in middle school in Shanghai

1979.10 ·Reported ·Importance II ·Sources 1 ·Shanghai

Host Hu Liren recalled that in October 1979, when he was in the first year of junior high in Shanghai, he saw a Shanghai municipal government reception car drive into the school. A young American diplomat was filming the school with a handheld video camera and said it was for his mother to see. This reflected the beginning of the thaw in Sino‑American relations and an early sign of China’s opening to the outside world.

Wen Gang's Rehabilitation and the Revocation of the Opinion on Restricting His Use

1979.06.26 ·Verified ·Importance II ·Sources 1 ·Tianjin

On June 26, 1979, the "Opinion on Restricting the Use of Wen Gang" was formally revoked and Wen Gang was rehabilitated.

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.

Teresa Teng Denied Entry to Japan and Deported While Holding an Indonesian Passport

1979.02 ·Verified ·Importance II ·Sources 1 ·Tokyo, Japan

When Teresa Teng entered Tokyo, Japan, using an Indonesian passport, she was detained by Japanese police and taken to the Immigration Bureau. The Japanese authorities determined that the issuance procedure was improper, deported her, and banned her from entering Japan for one year.

President Carter Hosts Deng Xiaoping and Madame Zhuo Lin at the White House

1979.01.29 ·Verified ·Importance III ·Sources 2 ·Washington

President Jimmy Carter hosted then-Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping and his wife Zhuo Lin. First Lady Rosalynn Carter meticulously prepared a bilingual Chinese-English calligraphy menu and a performance at the Kennedy Center.

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.

Xi Jinping and Bo Xilai Meet by Chance in Beijing's Yuanyuan Tan Park and Have Their First In-depth Conversation

1979 ·Reported ·Importance III ·Sources 1 ·Beijing, China

In the spring of 1979, Xi Jinping and Bo Xilai met by chance in Beijing's Yuanyuan Tan Park. The two recalled their respective difficult experiences, and Bo Xilai even took Xi Jinping to a gathering of princelings.

Xi Jinping Married Ke Lingling

1979 ·Reported ·Importance II ·Sources 1 ·Beijing

In 1979, Xi Jinping married Ke Lingling, the daughter of Ke Hua, the then Chinese Ambassador to the UK. This was a political marriage between red families.

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.

Artillery War Along the China-Vietnam Border Lasted Over Ten Years from 1979 to 1991

1979 ·Verified ·Importance III ·Sources 2 ·中越边境

From 1979 to 1991, artillery exchanges continued along the China-Vietnam border, with millions of shells fired into Vietnamese territory.

In 1979, after Khomeini allied with the Communist Party of Iran to seize power, he carried out a massive purge of the left

1979 ·Reported ·Importance II ·Sources 1 ·Iran

During the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Khomeini formed a united front with leftists, liberals and communists to overthrow the Pahlavi dynasty; after seizing power, he gradually marginalized and purged the communists, and around 1983 he massively banned the leaders of the Communist Party of Iran, establishing a theocratic regime.