In 1981, a prominent delegation of financiers, politicians and academics from North America, Western Europe and Japan arrived in Beijing. The purposes of their visit were to strengthen dialogue with the Chinese leadership, open up China to foreign investments and to consolidate the fraction in the Communist Party that reintroduced capitalism in Chinese society. Led by David Rockefeller, the delegation had talks with Deng Xiaping, China’s de facto leader, among other Chinese leaders. This book chapter studies the circumstances surrounding the visit, the meetings that took place in China, the special role of David Rockefeller, and the results of the visit.