The Soul of the Shanghai Communiqué
On February 25, the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, the National Committee on United States-China Relations and the Committee of 100 co-hosted an event, both online and offline, marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Shanghai Communiqué. Seasoned diplomats including Dr. Henry Kissinger as well as other public figures examined how China-U.S. relations should evolve over the next 50 years building upon the legacy of the landmark document, which laid the political foundations for China and America to establish diplomatic ties. Edited excerpts of some participants’ views follow:
Dr. Henry Kissinger
Former U.S. Secretary of State
The joint communiqué is one of the most extraordinary diplomatic documents, I would say, in history. From the beginning,
