Getting back to the point, did Carter actually establish trade relations with China or just "make it possible"?
Credit where credit is due:
"On March 1, 1979, the United States and China formally established embassies in Beijing and Washington, DC. During 1979, outstanding private claims were resolved, and a bilateral trade agreement was concluded."
This was a bipartisan effort, started with Nixon and continuing into the Reagan years, but the Carter administration did AFAICT conclude the first trade agreement with China.
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Credit where credit is due:
"On March 1, 1979, the United States and China formally established embassies in Beijing and Washington, DC. During 1979, outstanding private claims were resolved, and a bilateral trade agreement was concluded."
State Department Background Note: China
This was a bipartisan effort, started with Nixon and continuing into the Reagan years, but the Carter administration did AFAICT conclude the first trade agreement with China.