“Neither [side] should seek hegemony in the Asia-Pacific region and each is opposed to efforts by any other country or group of countries to establish such hegemony.” ChinaUsaHegemonyShanghai CommuniqueAsia PacificChina Usa Relations Book:On China Source: On China
“Qiao Guanhua and I drafted the last remaining section of the Shanghai Communiqué ... The U.S. side declared: The United States acknowledges that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China and that Taiwan is a part of China. The United States government does not challenge that position. It reaffirms its interest in a peaceful settlement of the Taiwan question by the Chinese themselves. With this prospect in mind, it affirms the ultimate objective of the withdrawal of all U.S. forces and military installations from Taiwan. In the meantime, it will progressively reduce its forces and military installations on Taiwan as the tension in the area diminishes.” ChinaUsaDiplomacyTaiwanShanghai Communique Book:On China Source: On China
“Relations between China and the United States need not - and should not - become a zero-sum game ... Key issues on the international front are global in nature. Consensus may prove difficult, but confronation on these issues is self-defeating.” ChinaUsaDiplomacyInternational RelationsSuperpowers And PeaceUs China Relations Book:On China Source: On China
“What remains to be dealt with is to move from crisis management to a definition of common goals, from the solution of strategic controversies to their avoidance. Is it possible to evolve a genuine partnership and a world order based on cooperation? Can China and the United States develop genuine strategic trust?” PoliticsChinaUsaDiplomacySuperpowersSuperpowers And PeaceUs China Relations Book:On China Source: On China
“In other words, each side could arm itself with whatever ideological slogans fulfilled its own domestic necessities, so long as it did not let them interfere with the need for cooperation against the Soviet danger. Ideology would be relegated to domestic management; it took a leave from foreign policy. The ideological armistice was, of course, valid only so long as objectives remained compatible.” PoliticsChinaUsaSoviet UnionInternational RelationsDomestic Politics Book:On China Source: On China
“The leaders on both sides of the Pacific have an obligation to establish a tradition of consultation and mutual respect so that, for their successors, jointly building a shared world order becomes an expression of parallel national aspirations.” PeaceChinaUsaPacificSuperpowers And PeaceUs China Relations Book:On China Source: On China