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Encyclopedia > Shanghai Communique

The Joint Communique of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China, also known as the Shanghai Communiqué, was an important diplomatic document issued by the United States of America and the People's Republic of China on February 28, 1972 during the U.S. President Richard Nixon's visit to China. The document announced the normalization of relations between the two countries.


Regarding the political status of Taiwan, in the communiqué the United States acknowledged the One-China policy (but did not endorse the PRC's version of the policy) and agreed to cut back military installations on Taiwan.


See also: Sino-American relations


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  • http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/15/documents/us.china/ - text of the Shanghai Communiqué on CNN

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Congressional Research Service (4266 words)
On December 15, 1978, the United States and China released this Joint Communiqu‚ in which the United States recognized the PRC government as the sole legitimate government of all China and "acknowledge[d] the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China." U.S.-CHINA JOINT COMMUNIQU OF AUGUST 17, 1982.
These principles were confirmed in the Shanghai Communique of February 28, 1972 and reaffirmed in the Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations which came into effect on January 1, 1973.
The two sides are determined, on the principle of equality and mutual benefit, to strengthen their ties to the economic, cultural, educational, scientific,technological and other fields and make strong, joint efforts for the continued development of relations between the governments and peoples of the United States and China.
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