On this day 46 years ago, on January 29, 1979 (January 2, 1979 lunar calendar), Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping visited the United States. Deng Xiaoping attended the House of Representatives International Relations Tea Party On January 29, 1979, Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping began his visit to the United States. "How to solve the issue of Taiwan's return to the motherland is China's internal affairs," Vice Premier Deng said in Washington on January 30. "We no longer use the phrase'liberate Taiwan '. As long as Taiwan returns to the motherland, we will respect the reality there and the current system." Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping arrived in the United States for an official visit at the invitation of US President Carter