Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing, a move that remains a point of tension, though it moved China away from the Soviet Union.

Carter and Trump are starkly different figures, but they will again be intertwined as the memory and legacy of one linger while the other is inaugurated for a second time.

Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa. The African continent, a booming region with a population rivaling China’s that is set to double by 2050, is where Carter's legacy remains most evident.

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Early in his presidency, in May 1977, then-President Jimmy Carter gave a commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame that outlined a new approach to America’s role in the world: Carter said human rights should be a “fundamental tenet of our foreign policy.

U.S. relations is poised to influence Trump’s China policy across economic, military, and diplomatic dimensions.

Watch as a departure ceremony is held for former President Jimmy Carter at his presidential library before his remains are transported to the U.S. Capitol to lie in state.

A state funeral is scheduled for Thursday morning at Washington National Cathedral, where President Joe Biden is expected to deliver a eulogy. Afterwards, Carter will be buried in his hometown next to his wife Rosalynn, who died in 2023 after 77 years of their marriage.

Carter's most significant achievement was his announcement on Dec 15, 1978, that the US and the People's Republic of China had agreed to establish diplomatic ties on Jan 1, 1979. He emphasized that the US recognized the government of the PRC as the sole legal government of China.

Donald Trump declined to say he would not use "military or economic coercion" to seize control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, repeating, "We need them for economic security." REPORTER: I wanted to touch on the "world on fire" that you mentioned.

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday refused to commit to not using the U.S. military to gain control of the Panama Canal, after vowing last month to take over the operation of the key passageway.