Chinese FM Spokesman on 30th Anniversary of Shanghai Communique

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Chinese FM Spokesman on 30th Anniversary of Shanghai Communique

The anniversary is of great significance as the Shanghai Communique ended 22 years of separation between China and the US, and started a new age in the Sino-U.S. communication, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said in Beijing Thursday, adding that he hoped the two countries would increase their trust in each other and their cooperation over the next thirty years.

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On the 30th anniversary of the Shanghai Communique, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said in Beijing Thursday that he hoped China and the United States would increase their trust in each other and their cooperation over the next thirty years.

At a routine press conference today the spokesman said the anniversary is of great significance as the Shanghai Communique ended 22 years of separation between the two countries, and started a new age in the Sino-U.S. communication.

Over the past three decades, China and the United States have progressed in many areas, and all mutual exchanges, whether official or unofficial, have reached a top level, said Kong.

He noted that facts show the improvement and development of the Sino-U.S. relations will not only benefit both countries, but also will contribute to peace, stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and the whole world. Sino-U.S. relations are among the most important bilateral relations in the world, the spokesman said, stressing that both sides should treat and deal with their relations based in a global context.

He said there are more common interests than differences between the two countries.

On U.S. President George Bush's recent fruitful visit to China, he said the Chinese side is willing to work jointly with the United States, to make the most of the consensus reached during Bush's visit and to handle the differences with care, in a bid to further push forwards bilateral relations on the basis of the three Communiques governing Sino-U.S. relations.

Shanghai Communique (Issued in Shanghai, February 28, 1972)

President Richard Nixon of the United States of America visited the People's Republic of China at the invitation of Premier Chou En-lai of the People's Republic of China from February 21 to February 28, 1972. Accompanying the President were Mrs. Nixon, U.S. Secretary of State William Rogers, Assistant to the President Dr. Henry Kissinger, and other American officials.

President Nixon met with Chairman Mao Tsetung of the Communist Party of China on February 21. The two leaders had a serious and frank exchange of views on Sino-U.S. relations and world affairs.

During the visit, extensive, earnest and frank discussions were held between President Nixon and Premier Chou En-lai on the normalization of relations between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China, as well as on other matters of interest to both sides. In addition, Secretary of State William Rogers and Foreign Minister Chi Peng-fei held talks in the same spirit. (Full Text)

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