Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (1978)

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The Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (1978) is the formal agreement between the United States and the People’s Republic of China that normalized relations and led to the official establishment of diplomatic ties on January 1, 1979.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral agreement ⓘ
diplomatic communiqué ⓘ
international diplomatic document ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1978 U.S.–China Joint Communiqué ⓘ
Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
countryInvolved People’s Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China

United States of America ⓘ
datePublished 1978-12-16 ⓘ
dateSigned 1978-12-15 ⓘ
effectiveDate 1979-01-01 ⓘ
field diplomatic history ⓘ
international relations ⓘ
hasPart preamble ⓘ
provisions on Taiwan-related arrangements ⓘ
provisions on establishment of embassies ⓘ
provisions on mutual recognition ⓘ
language Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
legalEffectOn termination of official U.S. diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan) ⓘ
withdrawal of U.S. recognition from the Republic of China government in Taipei ⓘ
legalStatus binding political agreement ⓘ
negotiatedBy Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
United States Department of State ⓘ
placeSigned Beijing ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
politicalContext Cold War ⓘ
precedes establishment of PRC Embassy in Washington, D.C. in 1979 ⓘ
establishment of U.S. Embassy in Beijing in 1979 ⓘ
relatedDocument Joint Communiqué of the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China (August 17, 1982) ⓘ
Shanghai Communiqué (1972) ⓘ
result establishment of full diplomatic relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
mutual recognition between the United States and the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
normalization of relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
signatory Government of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
Government of the United States of America ⓘ
signedUnder leadership of Deng Xiaoping ⓘ
presidency of Jimmy Carter ⓘ
stipulates the United States of America acknowledges the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China ⓘ
the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China will establish embassies in each other’s capitals ⓘ
linked to: Chinese embassies

the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China will exchange ambassadors ⓘ
the United States of America recognizes the Government of the People’s Republic of China as the sole legal Government of China ⓘ
the United States of America will maintain cultural, commercial and other unofficial relations with the people of Taiwan ⓘ
subject establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
title Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations ⓘ
topic U.S.–China relations ⓘ
diplomatic recognition ⓘ
one-China policy ⓘ

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Shanghai Communiqué → followedBy → Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (1978) ⓘ
United States–China relations → normalizedBy → Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations ⓘ
linked to: Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (1978)
Leonard Woodcock → notableWork → Normalization of diplomatic relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (1978)
Taiwan–United States relations → governedBy → Three Joint Communiqués ⓘ
linked to: Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (1978)
Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (1978) → title → Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations ⓘ
linked to: Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (1978)
Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (1978) → alsoKnownAs → 1978 U.S.–China Joint Communiqué ⓘ
linked to: Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (1978)
Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (1978) → alsoKnownAs → Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (1978)
August 17 Communiqué (1982) → follows → Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (1978) ⓘ