Connecting Washington and China

Foreword

Joseph J. Borich

President, Washington State China Relations Council

As a relatively junior Foreign Service Officer working on the State Departments China Desk in 1978, I found myself in an ideal fly-on-the-wall situation from which to observe and peripherally contribute tothe chain of events that would lead to the full normalization of relationsbetween the U.S. and China on January 1, 1979.

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