  In this paper, we prove that if a compact K\"ahler manifold $X$ has a smooth
Hermitian metric $\omega$ such that $(T_X,\omega)$ is uniformly RC-positive,
then $X$ is projective and rationally connected. Conversely, we show that, if a
projective manifold $X$ is rationally connected, then the tautological line
bundle $\mathscr{O}_{T_X^*}(-1)$ is uniformly RC-positive (which is equivalent
to the existence of some RC-positive complex Finlser metric on $X$). As an
application, we prove that if $(X,\omega)$ is a compact K\"ahler manifold with
certain quasi-positive holomorphic sectional curvature, then $X$ is projective
and rationally connected.
