June 28 (Saigon), August 17, 1982, "China and the United States," August 17 "joint communique published. Reference 1979 January 1, 2010, after the establishment of Sino-US diplomatic relations, the relations between the two countries has been some improvement and development. Nevertheless, relations between the two countries is still shrouded in a thick layer of dark clouds. "Sino-US Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations" clearly states: An important principle of the normalization of relations between the two countries, the United States recognizes only one China and Taiwan is part of China, the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate government of China. However, after the establishment of diplomatic relations, the United States actually developed a "Taiwan Relations Act" to treat Taiwan as an independent political entity, and insisted on selling weapons to Taiwan. This blatant violation of China's sovereignty and interference in China's internal affairs practice, was firmly opposed to the Chinese government and people, the Chinese government repeatedly asked the U.S. to stop selling weapons to Taiwan, and that if this problem is not properly resolved, the Sino-US relations can not be maintain and consolidate and regressive. The August 17, 1982, the two sides through consultations and negotiations, and finally on a step-by-step agreement until the last completely solve the problem of the U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, and issued a joint communique. Joint Communique "The two sides reiterated the Shanghai Communique and the Sino-US Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations established guiding Sino-US relations, the fundamental principle that" mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-interference in each other's internal affairs ". This principle is the guiding principle of all aspects of the relations between the two sides, of course, including the U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. This not only captures the crux of the matter, and pointed out that the correct way of solving the problem. Treat problems of the U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, the Chinese government's consistent position is: the U.S. arms sales to Taiwan is a violation of China's sovereignty, the Chinese government resolutely opposes, also taking into account the factors of history, from the reality, (l $ j��. c��) agree with the premise earnestly respect China's sovereignty, the United States gradually reduced until the final termination of arms sales to Taiwan. (L $ dj��.����T)

in the joint communique, the United States has made a three-point promise: First, its arms sales to Taiwan in the performance and the number will not exceed the United States established diplomatic relations in recent years level, it intends to gradually reduce arms sales to Taiwan, over a period of time to make this a final solution. U.S. government statement: "It does not seek to carry out a long-term policy of arms sales to Taiwan", "recognition of China's consistent stance regarding the thorough settlement of this issue. "
" China and the United States, "August 17" joint communique "issued to break the impasse between the two countries in the issue of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.