U.S. President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" id="mwAS4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a> announces that the United States will <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–United_States_relations" id="mwAS8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="China–United States relations">recognize the People's Republic of China</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan–United_States_relations" id="mwATA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Taiwan–United States relations">sever diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan)</a>.