The (Landmarks September 25), October 26, 1997, President Jiang Zemin's visit to the United States. President Jiang Zemin


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1997 10 26, Chinese President Jiang Zemin began a state visit to the United States, which is the first in the Chinese head of state in 12 years times to visit the United States.
During the visit, President Jiang Zemin and U.S. President Bill Clinton held formal talks in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations and world and regional issues of common concern and reached broad consensus, published the "China-US Joint Statement, to determine the Sino-US relations in the future development goals, namely to promote the lofty cause of world peace and development, the two sides should strengthen cooperation and strive to build a constructive strategic partnership for the 21st century. President Jiang also met with members of the U.S. Congress, visited some enterprises, financial institutions, schools and research units, a wide range of contacts and conversations with the American community, to deepen the knowledge and understanding of the American people to the Chinese people, promoting two country of friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation. President Jiang's visit to the United States has made great achievements, to achieve the purpose of mutual understanding, expand consensus, development cooperation, and invent the future.