From the archives: U.S. and China normalize relations in 1978

On Dec. 15, 1978, President Jimmy Carter introduced that the U.S. would acknowledge the People’s Republic of China, ending a virtually 30-year freeze in official diplomatic relations. Watch CBS News’ protection main as much as the announcement and its aftermath.

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