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from Part II - Challenging a World of States
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 November 2021
A dinner party in the prosperous Washington suburb of McLean (Va.) among high-level dignitaries present is hardly an unusual affair. But this one was rather special. It was the evening of January 28, 1979 and the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping sat between the US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and the National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski. The atmosphere “was lively and friendly. Several toasts were given expressing hope for the future and pride for what had been accomplished.” Brzezinski, whose house provided the setting for the dinner, would remember it as one of the highlights of his career in the Carter Administration. And for good reason. For this was not a mere courtesy meeting. Deng, Brzezinski, Vance, and the others present were celebrating the full normalization of Sino-American relations.
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