Shanghai Communiqué

Shanghai Communiqué
Traditional Chinese上海公報
Simplified Chinese上海公报
Transcriptions
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese中華人民共和國和美利堅合眾國聯合公報
Simplified Chinese中华人民共和国和美利坚合众国联合公报
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó hé Měilìjiān Hézhòngguó liánhé gōngbào

The Joint Communiqué of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China, also known as the Shanghai Communiqué (1972), was a diplomatic document issued by the United States of America and the People's Republic of China on February 27, 1972, on the last evening of President Richard Nixon's visit to China.