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Documents
Statement on our National Fate by the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan - Motivation Based on Faith and Theology 1972
March 1, 1972
March 1972 statement on Taiwan's national fate provided by the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of China
Richard Nixon, Remarks upon Returning from China, Feb. 28, 1972
February 28, 1972
Remarks made by President Richard Nixon after his trip to the People's Republic of China.
Nixon in China Itinerary, Feb. 17 -28, 1972
February 28, 1972
Outline of President Richard Nixon's historic trip to China. Excerpted from "Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents," February 28, 1972.
Richard Nixon and Zhang Chunqiao, Toasts at Shanghai Banquet, February 27, 1972
February 27, 1972
Toast at the end of the President's historic trip. Followed the signing of the Shanghai Communiqué
Joint Communiqué of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China, February 27, 1972 (Shanghai Communiqué)
February 27, 1972
President Richard Nixon of the United States of America visited the People's Republic of China at the invitation of Premier Zhou Enlai of the People's Republic of China from February 21 to February 28, 1972. The Shanghai Communiqué was the first US-China joint statement outlining the basis of the relationship between the great powers.
Richard Nixon and Zhou Enlai, "Toasts at a Banquet Honoring the Premier," February 25, 1972
February 25, 1972
Banquet in the Great Hall of the People. The toasts were made shortly after 9 pm and were broadcast live via satellite to the United States.
Richard Nixon and Zhou Enlai, "Memorandum of Conversation," February 23, 1972 2-6 pm
February 23, 1972
The leaders spoke at the President's guesthouse in Beijing.
Richard Nixon and Zhou Enlai, "Memorandum of Conversation," February 22, 1972 2-6 pm
February 22, 1972
The leaders spoke in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Mao Zedong meets Richard Nixon, February 21, 1972
February 21, 1972
Declassified transcript of the Beijing meeting between China's leader and America's. It took place in Chairman Mao's living quarters.
Richard Nixon and Mao Zedong "Memorandum of Conversation," February 21, 1972, 2:50-3:55pm
February 21, 1972
President Nixon spoke with Chinese leaders at Chairman Mao's residence in Beijing.
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