From Dr. Kissinger’s secret trip to President Nixon’s official visit, an important step was taken toward normalization of China-US relations. That was followed by the Carter Administration’s acceptance of the three principles proposed by China, namely the US must sever “diplomatic relations” and abrogate its “mutual defense treaty” with Taiwan and US forces must withdraw from Taiwan. On such basis, the US reached agreement with China on the proper handling of the Taiwan question. In the Joint Communiqué issued on 16 December 1978 on the establishment of diplomatic ties, the US recognized the Government of the People’s Republic of China as the sole legal government of China. The US side went on to state that within that context, the people of the US would maintain cultural, commercial and other unofficial relations with the people of Taiwan. On 1 January 1979, China and the US entered into diplomatic relations.

在中美关系“破冰”、正常化直至建交的过程中，毛泽东、周恩来、邓小平和尼克松、卡特、基辛格等中美老一辈领导人和政治家从两国人民根本利益出发，以非凡的战略眼光和卓越的政治勇气，超越意识形态和社会制度的差异，作出了历史性的政治决断。“上海公报”、“建交公报”以及1982年着重解决美国售台武器这一历史遗留问题的“八·一七”公报，确立了一个中国原则，确认了相互尊重、平等相待、求同存异等处理两国关系的准则，构成了中美关系的政治基础。

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