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7. The formal diplomatic relations between China and the US were established on __________
[A] February 28, 1972. [B] January 28, 1979.
[C] December 16, 1978 [D] January 1, 1979.
8. The Five Principles for the establishment of a new type of Sino-US relationship were put forward by Chinese President Jiang Zemin in __________.
[A] Seattle. [B] Jakarta. [C] Manila. [D] New York
The following is a list of some of the major events in Sino-US relations from February 1972 to May 1998.
February 21-28, 1972: The US President Richard Nixon paid official visit to China, during which a Sino-US joint communiqué was issued in Shanghai.
May 1, 1973: The liaison offices set up by China and the US in each other's capital started functioning.
December 16, 1978: China and the US issued a joint communiqué which called for the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries on January 1, 1979.
January 1, 1979: China and the US formally established diplomatic ties.
January 28—February 5, 1979: Then Chinese Vice-Premier Deng Xiaoping paid an official visit to the US, during which two agreements were signed on scientific, technological and cultural co-operation between the two countries.
August 17, 1982: The Chinese and the US governments issued a joint communiqué under which the US promised to gradually reduce its sales of weapons to Taiwan until the complete settlement of the problem.
April 26—May 1, 1984: Then US President Ronald Reagan visited China, during which the two countries signed four agreements on avoiding double-taxation and tax evasion and initiated an agreement on cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
July 23—31, 1985: Then Chinese President Li Xiannian visited the US, the first visit by a Chinese head of state since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
February 25—6, 1989: Then US president George Bush paid a working visit to China.
November 19, 1993: Chinese President Jiang Zemin held talks with US President Bill Clinton during the informal Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leadership meeting in Seattle.
November 14, 1994: Chinese President Jiang Zemin, on the sidelines of attending an informal APEC leadership meeting in Bogor, met US President Bill Clinton in Jakarta and put forward the Five Principles for the establishment of a new type of Sino-US relationship.
October 24, 1995: Chinese President Jiang Zemin met US President Bill Clinton in New York while attending the special conference held for marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.
November 24, 1996: Chinese President Jiang Zemin met US President Bill Clinton at an informal APEC leadership meeting in Manila.
February 24, 1997: US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright visited China.
October 26—November 3, 1997: Chinese President Jiang Zemin paid a state visit to the US, the first by a Chinese president in 12 years. A joint communiqué, issued on October 29, called on the two countries to strengthen cooperation and strive for the establishment of a constructive strategic partnership oriented to the 21st century, in a bid to promote world peace and development.
March 14, 1998: The US declared that the US-Chinese Agreement on Cooperation on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy, which had been dormant for 13 years, could now come into effect.
April 29—May 1, 1998: US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright visited China. An agreement was signed between the two countries on the establishment of a direct secure telephone link.