Joint Communiqué of the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China

Chinese
t=中華人民共和國政府與日本政府的聯合聲明
s=中华人民共和国政府与日本政府的联合声明
j=zong1 waa4 jan4 men4 gong6 wo4 gwok3 zing3 fu2 jyu3 jat6 bun2 zing3 fu2 dik1 lyun4 hap6 sing1 ming4
p=Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Zhèngfǔ yǔ Rìběn Zhèngfǔ de Liánhé Shēngmíng"
kanji=日本国政府と中華人民共和国政府の共同声明
kana=にほんこくせいふと ちゅうかじんみんきょうわこくせいふの きょうどうせいめい
romaji=Nippon-koku Seifu to Chūkajinmin-kyōwakoku Seifu no Kyōdō Seimei

The Joint Communiqué of the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China was signed in Beijing on September 29, 1972. This established diplomatic relations between Japan and the People's Republic of China and resulted in the severing of official relations between Japan and the Republic of China (Taipei/Taiwan). Specifically, the treaty ended the "abnormal relations between Japan and China", recognized the People's Republic of China as the "sole government of China" and renounced any claim for war reparations from World War II. It firmly maintains its stand under Article 8 of the Potsdam Declaration.

See also

* Foreign relations of the People's Republic of China
* Foreign relations of the Republic of China
* Foreign relations of Japan
* Japan-China Joint Declaration of 1998
* Sino-Japanese relations
* List of war apology statements issued by Japan

References

* [http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/china/joint72.html "Joint Communique of the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China"] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan