【正确答案】In January 1979 Deng Xiaoping was invited to visit the United States. In recalling that visit, President Carter said that the visit was one of the happiest experiences during his term of office. He described the talks he had with Deng as happy and productive, and he described Deng as very charming, full of sense of humor, leaving people with very good impression. He found the Chinese seemed to know how to express their pride for their country and yet not to appear to be arrogant. In iris diary of January 29th, he wrote: We watch a very pleasant performance at the Kennedy Center. After the performance, I, Deng and Deng's wife Zhuo Lin, Rosalin and Amy all went on the stage to meet the performers. Deng showed genuine emotion when he embraced the American artists, especially the children who sang Chinese songs. He kissed many of them. The reporters later reported that many of the audience were even moved to tears. Even the Senators who had opposed our normalization with China admitted their defeat after watching the performance. They said they could not cast vote to oppose children singing Chinese songs.
Carter also described another incident, "In our final meeting we signed many agreements including agreements on consulates, trade, exchanges in science and technology and in culture. Someone present asked Deng, "Was there anyone opposed to our normalization in China?" Everybody held their breath waiting for Deng's answer. "Yes," Then after a pause he continued, "There was one province in China strongly opposed to it. That was Taiwan. /