Richard M. Nixon until 1974
Gerald R. Ford 1974 until 1977
Then Carter was in office for four years.
Ronald Reagan 1981 until 1989
George H. W. Bush 1989 until 1993
Tianamen Square Massacre in 1989 which brought a cooling off of official government relations between the USA and China. There was a G7 conference in 1990 in Houston that would place economic sanctions on China.
The United States Trade and Development Agency activities were suspended from 198 to January 2001. Clinton opened up the USTDA before leaving office.
William Jefferson Clinton 1993 until 2001. The last President in the 20th Century.
Then "Clint-un." That is what the leaders of Asia called him. "Clint-un." They liked him, even North Korea. They still do. I think it wasn't until "Clint-un" did they actually meet a real American.
But, it was "W" that really broke bread with China after September 11, 2001. Bush rationalized China had lost people in NYC and it was time to end any rift.
George W. Bush 2001 until 2009.
China (click here)
USTDA's program in China focuses on trade capacity building initiatives and projects in the environment (air and water pollution), clean energy, and aviation safety/security sectors. These projects aim to provide significant opportunities and benefits to both China and the United States, and build upon existing agreements and cooperative initiatives. USTDA projects in China include the following:Trade Policy Initiatives...
Since the USA began a relationship with China 26 of those years were spent with Republican Presidents. About 14 of those years were spent with Democratic Presidents. The primary development years were spent with "W," his Secretary of Commerce, Evans and Treasury, Paulson. We all know what happened there.
Asia Society
New York City
March 6, 2012
I am so pleased to join you tonight to mark a historic event – the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s visit to the People’s Republic of China.
I want to thank the Asia Society and Orville Schell for this tremendous opportunity.
Images of President Nixon meeting with Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai in 1972 are etched in the American consciousness for those who witnessed them live on TV.
As a staffer in Dr. Kissinger’s National Security Council, it was a great thrill for me to have been involved in the preparation for, and the follow-up to, that historic meeting. And it is an equally great privilege to still be working on advancing the U.S.-China economic relationship as Under Secretary of State some 40 years later.
Over this period, in my many visits to China, I have observed, and been privileged to be modestly engaged in several aspects of one of the truly great historic events of the 20th Century – the resurgence of this great society and great people.
At the time President Nixon made his visit to Beijing, the focus was primarily strategic in nature. For the U.S., it was very much part of our effort to strengthen our negotiating position vis-à-vis North Vietnam. For China, and for the U.S., it counterbalanced what was seen to be a growing Soviet military threat to China....
I want to thank the Asia Society and Orville Schell for this tremendous opportunity.
Images of President Nixon meeting with Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai in 1972 are etched in the American consciousness for those who witnessed them live on TV.
As a staffer in Dr. Kissinger’s National Security Council, it was a great thrill for me to have been involved in the preparation for, and the follow-up to, that historic meeting. And it is an equally great privilege to still be working on advancing the U.S.-China economic relationship as Under Secretary of State some 40 years later.
Over this period, in my many visits to China, I have observed, and been privileged to be modestly engaged in several aspects of one of the truly great historic events of the 20th Century – the resurgence of this great society and great people.
At the time President Nixon made his visit to Beijing, the focus was primarily strategic in nature. For the U.S., it was very much part of our effort to strengthen our negotiating position vis-à-vis North Vietnam. For China, and for the U.S., it counterbalanced what was seen to be a growing Soviet military threat to China....
