Sino-U.S. relations in pictures
2009-01-07 10:17:42 GMT2009-01-07 18:17:42 (Beijing Time)
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On Oct. 1, 1970, Chairman Mao Zedong invites American writer Edgar Snow to the National Day celebration on the Tian'anmen rostrum, sending a signal to the United States that China is willing to improve relations with the United States. On Dec. 18, Mao Zedong asked Snow to pass the message to Washington that President Richard Nixon would be welcome to Beijing for talks. (Photo: fmprc.gov.cn)
In April 1971, the U.S. national team of table tennis at the 31st World Table Tennis Championships in Japan expressed to the Chinese national team that it hoped to visit China. On April 6,the Chinese Table Tennis Association issued an invitation to the U.S. table tennis team. On April 14, Premier Zhou Enlai met with all the members of the U.S. table tennis delegation. Zhou said: "By visiting our country you have opened the gate for the exchanges between the people of the two nations. We believe that a friendly exchange will win approval and support from both the Chinese and American peoples." (Photo: fmprc.gov.cn)
On Feb. 22, 1972, Premier Zhou Enlai and President Richard Nixon hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the normalization of the Sino-U.S. relations and other issues of common concern. Zhou said that the Taiwan issue is the largest obstacle that blocks the normalization of the bilateral relations. Nixon said that the United States recognizes only one China in the world and that Taiwan is a part of China. (Photo: fmprc.gov.cn)
On June 27, 1998, Chinese President Jiang Zemin and U.S. President Bill Clinton meet the press after their formal talks, in which they expressed their view of seeking commonness while shelving the differences in bilateral development and cooperation. (File Photo)
Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd R) waves during a ceremony held by his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush to welcome his state visit on the White House South Lawn in Washington April 20, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
On Oct. 1, 1970, Chairman Mao Zedong invites American writer Edgar Snow to the National Day celebration on the Tian'anmen rostrum, sending a signal to the United States that China is willing to improve relations with the United States. On Dec. 18, Mao Zedong asked Snow to pass the message to Washington that President Richard Nixon would be welcome to Beijing for talks.
