December 16, 1978: China and the US issued a joint communique which called for the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries on January 1, 1979.

1978年12月16日，中美发表联合公报，宣布两国于1979年1月1日建立外交关系。

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Diplomatic relations between the US and China were fully established in 1979.

中美两国于1979年正式建交。

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The year was 1971, and for the previous 20 years, relations between China and the US had been unfriendly.

那是1971年，之前20年里，中美关系一直不友好。

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I had an opportunity in the late 80s and early 90s, working with a small foundation in New York, to begin cultural activities in Vietnam before normalization of relations between the US and Vietnam.

我在八十年代末九十年代初曾经有幸，在纽约的一个小型基金会工作，和越南开展一些文化活动,那时美国和越南还未实现外交关系正常化。

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