Although the signing of the August 17th Communique experienced twists and turns, it showed our firm stand on the issue of Taiwan Province Province and laid a foundation for the healthy development of Sino-US relations in the future. Facts over the years have proved that Sino-US relations can develop smoothly if the Taiwan Province issue is handled well. On the contrary, the relationship between the two countries will be full of twists and turns and troubles.
On the issue of Taiwan Province Province, the China people's position of safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity is very firm, and any attempt to interfere in China's internal affairs on the issue of Taiwan Province Province will not be tolerated by the China people.
The August 17th Communiqué resolved many differences between China and the United States on the issue of Taiwan Province Province and became a programmatic document involving such issues. Therefore, the August 17th Communiqué is of great significance in the history of Sino-US relations.
This communique is a communique to solve the problem of US arms sales to Taiwan, but its significance and role are not limited to this. The communique said that the US government "has no intention to infringe, interfere or implement"; These three "unintentional" promises are more explicit than the Shanghai Communiqué and the Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations.
A brief introduction to the contents of the August 17th Communiqué between China and the United States;
The US government has promised that the performance and quantity of arms sales to Taiwan will not exceed the level supplied by China and the United States in recent years after the establishment of diplomatic relations, and is prepared to gradually reduce its arms sales to Taiwan Province Province. It will take some time before the final settlement.
On the same day, the Foreign Ministry of China issued a statement stating that the United States should have completely stopped selling weapons to Taiwan Province. Considering that this is a historical issue, the government of China agreed to solve it step by step on the basis of adhering to principles.
Only by thoroughly solving the problem of US arms sales to Taiwan can we remove the obstacles to the development of bilateral relations. The United States promises to finally solve this problem after a period of time, that is to say, after a period of time, US arms sales to Taiwan must be completely stopped.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Announcement on August 17