Chinese and US politicians discuss bilateral ties
China will work with the incoming U.S. administration of President-elect Barack Obama to advance bilateral relations, top legislator Wu Bangguo said Tuesday.
Smile Train," a U.S.-based charity for patients suffering from cleft lip and palate disease, announced here Wednesday it would raise funds to offer free surgery for all low-income cleft lip patients in China over the next five years.
On Jan. 1, 1979, China and the United States officially established diplomatic relations, marking a historic turning point in their bilateral relations. In the short span of 30 years, the ship of China-U.S. relations has forged ahead, come rain or shine. It has brought tremendous benefits to the two peoples and contributed greatly to world peace and development.
·Joint communique on official China-US ties (January 1, 1979) ·Shanghai Communique (February 28, 1972) ·China-US August 17 Communique (1982) ·China-US Joint Statement (October 29, 1997)
Nixon visits China (1972)
Hu Jintao Meets Bush, Cheney (2002)
Deng Xiaoping visits US (1979)
Jiang Zemin visits the United States (1997)
Premier Wen meets Powell (2003)
Bush arrives in BJ for Olympics (2008)