中美建交——英文PPT.ppt

The Establishment of Sino-US Diplomatic Relations 中美建交 Epitome The early 1970s of last century saw a major breakthrough in the Sino-US relationship, which began to normalize step by step from the frozen state for a long time. Six years later, the joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations was finally reached between China and the United States, realizing the eventual normalization of the bilateral ties（双边关系）. Background the USA President Nixon, after taking office, decided to adjust the foreign strategies and reduce US military presence in Asia with a view to getting the US out of the predicament（窘境） in the Vietnam War, while keeping Europe as the core（核心） of its strategy and thus maintaining its dominant（统治的） position in the contest against the USSR（苏联） for world hegemony（霸权主义）. During the term of President Nixon: Both sides adjusted their respective(各自的) strategies, turning a new leaf in the Sino-US relations. And then, Dr. Kissinger’s ice-breaking trip to China in July 1971 and President Nixon’s historic visit to China in February 1972 were the results of the correct strategic decisions jointly made by leaders of both countries. During the term of president Carter: To break the ice, the US government decided to put the US-China relations on the agenda, sending Vance and Brzezinski to visit China on two successive occasions. The Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping visited the US in January 1979, and this ignited（引发） a wave of China fever in the US and further took the Sino-US ties onto a new phase（阶段）. Significant enlightenment The improvement of Sino-US relationship has provided, to a great extent, a peaceful International environment for China to concentrate its strength in carrying out reform and opening-up and construction of modernization. Therefore, it offered China a rare strategic opportunity, or at least prepared the prerequisite for the arrival of such historic opportunity. * * 任仁凯、许阳开 So ,