▁Richard ▁N ixon ▁and ▁Henry ▁K iss inger ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁so - called ▁Shang hai ▁commun iqu é ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁US ▁“ ack now led ges ▁that ▁all ▁Chinese ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Taiwan ▁Stra it ▁maintain ▁there ▁is ▁but ▁one ▁China ▁and ▁that ▁Taiwan ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁China .” ▁Meanwhile , ▁Taiwan ▁hoped ▁that ▁a ▁Soviet - T ai wan ese ▁rapp ro ch ement ▁would ▁prevent ▁the ▁rising ▁number ▁of ▁S ino - American ▁contacts . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁the ▁USS R ▁in ▁its ▁turn ▁considered ▁that ▁rest oration ▁of ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁RO C ▁would ▁help ▁to ▁slow ▁down ▁the ▁ag gra v ation ▁in ▁Soviet - P RC ▁relations . ▁Taiwan ▁was ▁eager ▁to ▁comprom ise ▁since ▁after ▁the ▁weak ening ▁of ▁its ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁US , ▁it ▁had ▁little ▁to ▁lose . ▁The ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁however , ▁was ▁very ▁careful ▁in ▁its ▁policy ▁towards ▁the ▁RO C , ▁trad ing ▁with ▁it ▁via ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Japan , ▁West ▁Germany , ▁and ▁its ▁East ▁European ▁al lies . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁day ▁relations ▁The ▁RO C ▁representative ▁office ▁in ▁Russia , ▁the ▁Represent ative ▁Office ▁in ▁Moscow ▁for ▁the ▁Tai pe i - M osc ow ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Co ord ination ▁Commission , ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁of ▁the ▁RO C . ▁The