Shanghai Communiqué

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diplomatic communiqué international agreement joint statement

The Shanghai Communiqué was a landmark 1972 joint statement by the United States and the People’s Republic of China that laid the foundation for the normalization of relations between the two countries and reshaped Cold War geopolitics.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Joint Communiqué of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China	1
Shanghai Communiqué canonical	1
Shanghai Communiqué of 1972	1
Sino–American rapprochement	1
Three U.S.–China Joint Communiqués	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diplomatic communiqué ⓘ international agreement ⓘ joint statement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Shanghai Communiqué ⓘ surface form: Joint Communiqué of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China
ChineseForeignPolicyContext	aligned with PRC strategy to counter Soviet influence ⓘ
ChineseLeaderInvolved	Mao Zedong ⓘ
ChinesePositionOnTaiwan	reaffirmed that the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government of China ⓘ stated that Taiwan is a province of China ⓘ stated that the liberation of Taiwan is China's internal affair ⓘ
ChinesePremierInvolved	Zhou Enlai ⓘ
city	Shanghai ⓘ
countryInvolved	China ⓘ surface form: People's Republic of China United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateSigned	1972-02-28 ⓘ
effect	laid foundation for normalization of US–China relations ⓘ reshaped Cold War geopolitics ⓘ
followedBy	August 17 Communiqué (1982) ⓘ Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (1978) ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	political communiqué rather than formal treaty ⓘ
influenced	PRC–US diplomatic normalization in 1979 ⓘ US One China policy ⓘ subsequent US–China joint communiqués ⓘ
language	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ
partOf	Nixon in China ⓘ surface form: Nixon visit to China
placeSigned	Shanghai ⓘ
principle	equality and mutual benefit ⓘ non-aggression ⓘ non-interference in internal affairs ⓘ peaceful coexistence ⓘ
relatedEvent	1972 visit by Richard Nixon to China ⓘ
signedBy	China ⓘ surface form: People's Republic of China United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
signedDuring	Cold War ⓘ
topic	Cold War geopolitics ⓘ One-China policy ⓘ surface form: One China policy Taiwan question ⓘ normalization of US–China relations ⓘ opposition to hegemony ⓘ peace in the Asia-Pacific region ⓘ
USForeignPolicyContext	part of US policy of opening to China ⓘ part of US strategy of détente ⓘ
USNationalSecurityAdvisorInvolved	Henry A. Kissinger ⓘ surface form: Henry Kissinger
USPositionOnTaiwan	acknowledged that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China ⓘ affirmed interest in a peaceful settlement of the Taiwan question by the Chinese themselves ⓘ did not challenge the position that Taiwan is part of China ⓘ
USPresidentInvolved	Richard Nixon ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in China → associatedWithEvent → Shanghai Communiqué ⓘ

Zhou Enlai → notableEvent → Shanghai Communiqué ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sino–American rapprochement

Shanghai Communiqué → alsoKnownAs → Shanghai Communiqué ⓘ

this entity surface form: Joint Communiqué of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China

United States–China relations → governedBy → Shanghai Communiqué ⓘ

this entity surface form: Three U.S.–China Joint Communiqués

Ping-pong diplomacy → influenced → Shanghai Communiqué ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shanghai Communiqué of 1972