China's President Xi Jinping on Monday offered his condolences over the death of Jimmy Carter, saying the former U.S. president was the driving force behind the establishment of diplomatic ties between both countries more than 40 years ago.

In mainland China, Jimmy Carter is often called “an old friend of China” as he played a pivotal role in establishing the diplomatic relations between the US and the PRC.

In November 2010, former President Jimmy Carter visited my office in the White House, where I had just taken up the post of national security adviser. It was a reunion of sorts: at age 22, I had begun my career working for Carter,

For many decades after World War II, Japanese Americans pushed forward redress efforts to advocate for federal compensation to seek justice for the mass incarceration of 120,000 citizens and permanent residents of Japanese descent during World War II in the United States (Executive Order 9066).

“As U.S. president Jimmy Carter facilitated and oversaw the establishment of diplomatic ties with China and made vital contributions to promoting the development of Sino-US relations and friendly exchanges and cooperation between the two countries,” said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning at a regular media briefing Monday:

Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States, from 1977-1981. When he passed away on Sunday, he was 100 years old, a long life well lived, but much of it is remembered after his presidency.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, is remembered in China for bringing an end to decades of hostility and establishing diplomatic relations with Beijing – at ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Monday offered its deep condolences over the death of Jimmy Carter, saying the former U.S. president was the "driving force" behind the establishment of diplomatic ties between both countries more than 40 years ago.

The news of Jimmy Carter’s passing takes me back to 1976, a year that marked my own passage to adulthood. As the bicentennial year dawned, I took first notice of Carter upon his victory in the Iowa Caucuses.

BEIJING -- China deeply mourns the passing of former US president Jimmy Carter who had long contributed to the development of China-US relations, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday. Mao described Carter as a promoter and decision-maker in the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States.

While Carter was celebrated for his part in the negotiations, Sadat was lambasted by his own countrymen. Carter said he viewed the Egyptian leader's death at the hands of jihadists as Sadat paying the ultimate price for peace they had brokered in the wooded mountains of Maryland.