Deng Xiaoping (11 images)

President Jimmy Carter (R) and Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping shake hands after cementing relations with agreements convering science and technology, cultural exchange and consular affairs in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House 1/31/1979.

Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping lights up a cigarette in this 1985 file photo. (UPI Photo/Files)

President Jimmy Carter and Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping stand at attention for the playing of the national anthems during welcoming ceremonies for Deng on the White House lawn 1/29/1979.

Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping (L) jokes with Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd about a memento from Byrd's recent trip to the People's Republic of China.