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Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai and Foreign Minister Ji Pengfei with Foreign Minister Scheel and his party in 1972 (NO. 42, 1972 OF BEIJING REVIEW) |
Joint Communique
The Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany decided on October 11, 1972 to establish diplomatic relations and to exchange ambassadors within a short time.
Done in duplicate in Beijing on October 11, 1972 in the Chinese and German languages.
For the Government of the People's Republic of China
For the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany
(Signed)
Chi Peng-fei
(Signed)
Walter Scheel