The Foreign Relations of the United States series represents the official documentary record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Browse this series by volume or by presidential administration.

This guide brings together information from diverse documentary and archival sources on aspects of the United States' diplomatic relations with China.

Reference a chronology of U.S.-China relations from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.

Listen to excerpts and read the transcripts of President Nixon's White House tape recordings regarding his historic 1972 trip.

View declassified presidential records regarding President Nixon's trip to China.

View a compilation of audiovisual materials from the presidential collection at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library.