The relationship between the People's Republic of China and the United States has been complex and at times tense since the establishment of the PRC on 1 October 1949 and subsequent retreat of the gov
President Donald Trump with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his state visit to China in 2026
Henry Kissinger, Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong. Kissinger made two secret trips to the PRC in 1971 before Nixon's groundbreaking visit in 1972.
President Nixon and Premier Zhou Enlai toast during Nixon's 1972 visit to China
President Gerald Ford makes remarks at a Reciprocal Dinner in Beijing on 4 December 1975.
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Xi Jinping is a Chinese politician who is the paramount leader of China. He has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and chairman of the Party Central Military Commission sin
Xi in 2026
Items used by Xi during his time working in the countryside in Liangjiahe
Xi greeting U.S. president George W. Bush in August 2008
Xi with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on 28 September 2010