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Mr. Deng Goes to Washington (2015)

Mr. Deng Goes to Washington poster
Original title
旋风九日
Genre
documentary film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This documentary covers Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping's official visit to the United States in 1979. It shows his meetings with American officials like Jimmy Carter and Henry Kissinger. The film was made for the 35th anniversary of US-China diplomatic relations.

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What happens

Mr. Deng Goes to Washington is a 2015 Chinese historical documentary film written and directed by Fu Hongxing, starring Deng Xiaoping, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Rina Sa, and Chan Tin-suen. The film picks up the story of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping's nine-day official visit to the US in 1979. The film was released on 15 May 2015 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of China and the United States establishing diplomatic relations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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