A translation of Manifesto of the Communist
Party was published in Shanghai.
Eighth Route Army soldiers celebrating victory
on the Great Wall.
Mao Zedong went to Chongqing to talk with
the Kuomintang government.
Private handicraftsmen turned to the socialist
path by way of cooperatives.
Workers of the Daqing Oilfield at work.
A village-level organization signing a contract
with peasants.
On January 1, 1979, China and the United States formally established diplomatic relations. At the invitation of U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Deng Xiaoping paid an official friendly visit to the United States.