BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Monday offered its deep condolences over the death of Jimmy Carter, saying the former U.S. president was the "driving force" behind the establishment of diplomatic ties between both countries more than 40 years ago.
Former US President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, is remembered in China for bringing an end to decades of hostility and establishing diplomatic relations with Beijing – at the expense of Taiwan.
Former US President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 local time, at his home in Georgia. During his presidency, China and the US officially established diplomatic relations.
On December 29, 2024, former US president Jimmy Carter passed away, at the age of 100. Carter's contributions to US-China relations were significant. As the driving force behind establishing diplomatic ties between the two nations,
Praised in China for normalizing relations between Washington and Beijing, Carter’s decision to sever official ties with Taiwan has been a target of criticism
Early in his presidency, in May 1977, then-President Jimmy Carter gave a commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame that outlined a new approach to America’s role in the world: Carter said human rights should be a “fundamental tenet of our foreign policy.
In 1994, Bill Clinton was in office in the midst of a standoff with North Korea over the communist country's nuclear program. The U.S. was floating the idea of sanctions – and even considered a preemptive strike on North Korea's nuclear facilities to destroy their capabilities.
China expressed "deep condolences" over Carter's passing on Monday and commended the late president for strengthening U.S.-China relations by formally acknowledging Beijing's position on Taiwan in ...
China's President Xi Jinping on Monday offered his condolences over the death of Jimmy Carter, saying the former U.S. president was the driving force behind the establishment of diplomatic ties between both countries more than 40 years ago.
Beijing called the late U.S. leader a promoter and decision-maker in the establishment of China-U.S. diplomatic ties.
The 39th president, who passed away this weekend, had a lasting impact on trade policy and transportation deregulation.