US Presidency
1978

Good evening. I would like to read a joint l933 which is being simultaneously issued in Peking at this very moment by the leaders of the People's Republic of China: JOINT instance(s ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PEOPLE 'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA JANUARY 1, 1979 The United States of America and the People's Republic of China have agreed to recognize each other and to establish diplomatic relations as of January 1, 1979. The United States of America recognizes the Government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal Government of China. Within this context, the people of the United States will maintain cultural, commercial, and other unofficial relations with the people of Taiwan.