Deng Xiaoping, the ruler of China, tours the Johnson Space Center in Houston in 1979. During the tou
Deng Xiaoping, the ruler of China, tours the Johnson Space Center in Houston in 1979. During the tour, he got to sit on one of the Apollo 11 moon rovers. Deng’s visit was the first by a leader of the Chinese Communist Party to the United States. His tour also included a rodeo in Texas and a visit to the Coca-Cola headquarters in Atlanta.{WHF} {HTE} {Medium} -- source link
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