<P> In the Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations , dated January 1 , 1979 , the United States transferred diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing . The US reiterated the Shanghai Communiqué 's acknowledgment of the Chinese position that there is only one China and that Taiwan is a part of China ; Beijing acknowledged that the American people would continue to carry on commercial , cultural , and other unofficial contacts with the people of Taiwan . </P>
<P> In the Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations , dated January 1 , 1979 , the United States transferred diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing . The US reiterated the Shanghai Communiqué 's acknowledgment of the Chinese position that there is only one China and that Taiwan is a part of China ; Beijing acknowledged that the American people would continue to carry on commercial , cultural , and other unofficial contacts with the people of Taiwan . </P>
when did the us normalize relations with china
when did the us normalize relations with china
January 1 , 1979
January 1 , 1979