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Chinese Premier Meets Kissinger

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji met Sunday with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. He said he highly valued Kissinger's efforts to pushing forward Sino-U.S. relations. Kissinger said that he was glad to see the progress made by the two countries on their relationship in the past three decades, adding that he would make further efforts to promote bilateral ties.

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Premier Zhu extends warm welcome to visiting Kissinger

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji met Sunday (April 14) with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

Zhu extended a warm welcome to Kissinger, who is in China to attend commemorative ceremonies marking the 30th anniversary of the issuing of the Sino-U.S. Shanghai Communique.

Backgrounder:Three Sino-U.S. Joint Communiques

Joint Communique between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America (February 28, 1972 )

Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America (January 1, 1979)

Joint Communique between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America (August 17, 1982)

The Chinese premier said he highly valued Kissinger's efforts to pushing forward Sino-U.S. relations.

Zhu said that China and the United States share common interests and a healthy and stable relationship between the two countries will benefit world peace and development.

Zhu reiterated the Chinese government's stand on the Taiwan issue, hoping the U.S. government would abide by the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques.

The two countries can smoothly develop their bilateral relations only if the Taiwan issue is properly handled, Zhu said.

Zhu also briefed Kissinger on China's economic development.

Kissinger pledges to make efforts to promote bilateral ties

Kissinger said that he was glad to see the progress made by the two countries on their relationship in the past three decades, adding that he would make further efforts to promote bilateral ties.

He also praised the great achievements made by the Chinese people in opening-up and economic reform.

Kissinger is here at the invitation of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.

Sino-U.S. Bilateral Political Relations in Retrospect

Establishment of Diplomatic Relations: China and the U.S. issued "Joint Communiqu�� on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America" on December 16, 1978. China and the U.S. formally established diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level on January 1, 1979.

Summary of the Normalization of China-U.S. Relations : Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, China and the U.S. have conducted exchanges and cooperation in the extensive fields of politics, economy, education, culture, science and technology, military, etc. >>More Information

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