Three Communiques

Three Communiques

The Three Communiques, alternatively The Three Joint Communiques, are a collection of three joint statements made by the governments of the United States and the People's Republic of China. The communiques played a crucial role in the normalization of relations between the U.S. and the P.R.C. and continue to be an essential element in the current dialogue between the two countries.

The first communique (1972-02-28), known as the Shanghai Communiqué, summarizes the landmark dialogue begun by President Richard Nixon and Premier Zhou Enlai during February 1972. Some of the issues addressed in this communique include the two sides' views on Vietnam, the Korean Peninsula, India & Pakistan and the Kashmir region, and perhaps most importantly, the Taiwan (Republic of China) issue. Essentially, both sides agreed to respect each other's national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The United States formally recognized the desire of all Chinese for a unified and undivided China.

The second communique (1979-01-01), the Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations, formally announces the commencement of normal relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China. In so doing, the United States recognized that the government of the People's Republic of China was the sole legal government of China. In addition, the United States government declared that it would end formal political relations with the people of Taiwan while preserving economic and cultural ties. Both sides reaffirmed their wish to reduce the risk of international conflict as well as avoidance of hegemony of any nation in the Asia-Pacific region.

The third and final communique (1982-08-17), reaffirms the desire of both sides to further strengthen economic, cultural, educational, scientific, and technological ties. Both sides also reaffirmed the statements made about the Taiwan issue in the previous communique. Although no definitive conclusions were reached on the issue of arms sale to Taiwan, the United States did declare its intent to gradually decrease its sale of arms to Taiwan.

See also

*Sino-American relations

External links

* The full text of the Three Joint Communiques is available at the website of the Department of State of the United States: http://usinfo.state.gov/eap/east_asia_pacific/china/china_communiques.html


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