In 1976, with the Cultural Revolution over and the bamboo curtain raised, the Chinese communists started to build friendly relations with the Western world. Many returnees and relatives of overseas Chinese once again got in touch with family members abroad.
一九七六年，文革結束後，竹幕重啟，中共開始與西方世界改善關係，不少歸僑與僑眷也重新和海外親友取得連絡。