You may know Seattle, Washington as the hometown of Boeing, Microsoft and Starbucks. Did you know that it was also the home of the Washington State China Relations Council, the only statewide nonprofit organization in the country focused on developing ties with China?

You may know that the U.S. and China normalized their relations in January 1979. Did you know why China's paramount leader, Deng Xiaoping, visited Seattle one month later?

You may know that the U.S. and China have been trading partners. Did you know why, in 1979, the first Chinese cargo ship in 30 years docked in Seattle?...