August 17 Communiqué (1982)
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The August 17 Communiqué (1982) is a joint U.S.–China statement that further defined their diplomatic relationship, particularly addressing American arms sales to Taiwan and reaffirming the One China policy framework established in earlier communiqués.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| August 17 Communiqué (1982) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic communiqué
ⓘ
joint statement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1982 U.S.–China Communiqué
NERFINISHED
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Third U.S.–China Communiqué NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Mainland China
NERFINISHED
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Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1982 in international relations
ⓘ
China–United States relations NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaties and agreements of the People's Republic of China ⓘ Treaties and agreements of the United States ⓘ |
| concerns |
U.S. arms sales to Taiwan
ⓘ
normalization of U.S.–China relations ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
People's Republic of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1982-08-17 ⓘ |
| diplomaticStatus | non-binding political commitment ⓘ |
| follows |
Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (1978)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shanghai Communiqué (1972) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
became a key reference document in U.S. policy toward Taiwan
ⓘ
further institutionalized U.S.–China diplomatic relations ⓘ reinforced PRC position on Taiwan in bilateral relations ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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post-normalization U.S.–China relations ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | international law ⓘ |
| language |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalForm | joint communiqué ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Taiwan Relations Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S.–China Three Communiqués NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
defense policy
ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ security policy ⓘ |
| reaffirms |
One China principle
NERFINISHED
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U.S. acknowledgment of the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Six Assurances NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatoryGovernment |
Government of the People's Republic of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of the United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| states |
U.S. arms sales to Taiwan will not exceed, either in qualitative or in quantitative terms, the level of those supplied in recent years
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United States does not seek to carry out a long-term policy of arms sales to Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States intends to gradually reduce its sale of arms to Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
One China policy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S.–China relations ⓘ arms sales to Taiwan ⓘ |
| topic |
Taiwan question
ⓘ
peace and stability in the Western Pacific ⓘ |
| year | 1982 ⓘ |
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