Shanghai Communiqué
The Joint Communiqué of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China, also known as the Shanghai Communiqué (1972), was a diplomatic document issued by the United States of America and the People's Republic of China on February 27, 1972, on the last evening of President Richard Nixon's visit to China.[1][2][3]
Shanghai Communiqué
上海公報
上海公报
中華人民共和國和美利堅合眾國聯合公報
中华人民共和国和美利坚合众国联合公报
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó hé Měilìjiān Hézhòngguó liánhé gōngbào
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó hé Měilìjiān Hézhòngguó liánhé gōngbào
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The United States formally acknowledged that "all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China". The use of the word "acknowledge" rather than "accept" is often cited as an example of the United States' ambiguous position regarding the future of Taiwan.[10] The agreed Chinese translation renders "acknowledges" as cheng ren (承认), which connotes recognition and acceptance.[11]: 131
The communiqué also included wishes of a peaceful coexistence and to expand the economic and cultural contacts between the two nations through bilateral trade, although no concrete steps were mentioned. The communiqué stated that the normalization of relations would contribute "to the relaxation of tension in Asia and the world."[1]