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Carter grants China full diplomatic recognition and recognizes the One-China policy separating China from Taiwan.
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Tianamen Square Massacre causes US to cease military sales to Beijing
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Taiwan holds first free presidential vote and Nationalist Li Tenghui wins.
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US President Clinton signs the US-China Relations Act of 2000. This grants Beijing permanent normal trade relations with the US.
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China increases military spending by 18 percent.
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China becomes the largest US Foreign creditor.
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China becomes world's second largest economy after it is valued at $1.33 trillion.
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Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation is held in Honolulu, Hawaii. US President Obama announces the US and 8 other nations have reached an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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China has new leadership- Xi Jinping as President, Li Keqiang as Premier, as well as the standing politburo, central military commission, and the state council.
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US president Obama and Chinese president Xi create a joint statement at APEC 2014 about climate change, planning to reduce emissions.
