Editor's Note:
China’s former leader Deng Xiaoping paid a nine-day visit to the US in early 1979, solidifying the newly established diplomatic relations between the nations. It was the first time a Chinese leader paid an official visit to US since the establishment of People's Republic of China. Photos: CFP
Deng Xiaoping wears a cowboy hat presented to him at a rodeo in Texas on February 2, 1979. Photo: CFP/Gilbert UZAN/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images 
Deng Xiaoping (left) walks with former US president Jimmy Carter in Washington during Deng’s nine-day visit to the US in 1979. Photo: CFP/Gilbert UZAN/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images 
China’s former leader Deng Xiaoping meets with former US president Jimmy Carter in Washington on January 29, 1979. Photo: Gilbert UZAN/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images
