China Teday. China's Foreign Affairs and Intemational Relations o In 1971, Henry Kissinger made a secret visit to China, and then nixon took a dramatic trip to China in 1972. The Shanghai communique, a milestone document describing the new state of relations between the two countries, signed by Nixon and Zhou enlai, included a certain degree of ambiguity that allowed china and the united States to set aside differences, especially on the Taiwan issue, and begin the process of normalizing relations School of politics and International relations 2013/4/12
❖ In 1971, Henry Kissinger made a secret visit to China, and then Nixon took a dramatic trip to China in 1972. The Shanghai Communique, a milestone document describing the new state of relations between the two countries, signed by Nixon and Zhou Enlai, included a certain degree of ambiguity that allowed China and the United States to set aside differences, especially on the Taiwan issue, and begin the process of normalizing relations
China Teday. China's Foreign Affairs and Intemational Relations % The United States and China set up liaison offices in each other 's capitals in 1973 and bilateral trade grew unevenly throughout the decade Peoples diplomacy" played an important role, as most exchanges of delegations were sponsored by friendship associations School of politics and International relations 2013/4/12
❖ The United States and China set up liaison offices in each other’s capitals in 1973, and bilateral trade grew unevenly throughout the decade. “People’s diplomacy” played an important role, as most exchanges of delegations were sponsored by friendship associations
China Teday. China's Foreign Affairs and Intemational Relations ,o Ties between China and U.S. began to strengthen in 1978, culminating in the December announcement that diplomatic relations would be established as of January 1, 1979. In establishing relations, Washington reaffirmed its agreement that the Peoples republic was the sole legal government of China and that Taiwan was an inalienable part of china School of politics and International relations 2013/4/12
❖ Ties between China and U.S. began to strengthen in 1978, culminating in the December announcement that diplomatic relations would be established as of January 1, 1979. In establishing relations, Washington reaffirmed its agreement that the People’s Republic was the sole legal government of China and that Taiwan was an inalienable part of China
China Teday. China's Foreign Affairs and Intemational Relations %s Deng Xiaoping s visit to the United States the following month was symbolic of the optimism felt in Beijing and Washington concerning their strategic alignment and their burgeoning commercial. technical. and cultural relations School of politics and International relations 2013/4/12
❖ Deng Xiaoping’s visit to the United States the following month was symbolic of the optimism felt in Beijing and Washington concerning their strategic alignment and their burgeoning commercial, technical, and cultural relations
China Teday. China's Foreign Affairs and Intemational Relations %o On October 1,1970, Chairman Mao Zedong invited American writer edgar Snow to the national day celebration on the Tiananmen rostrum, sending a signal to the United states that China was willing to improve her relations with the United states School of politics and international relations
❖ On October 1, 1970, Chairman Mao Zedong invited American writer Edgar Snow to the National Day celebration on the Tiananmen rostrum, sending a signal to the United States that China was willing to improve her relations with the United States