On February 27, 2007, the U.S.-China Policy Foundation hosted a roundtable luncheon and discussion to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the signing of the Shanghai Communiqué. Speakers included USCPF board members Ambassadors Chas W. Freeman, Jr., Stapleton Roy and Richard Solomon and Pulitzer-prize winning author Stanley Karnow, who was the bureau chief of The Washington Post at the time of the signing. Minister Zheng Zeguang, the Charge de Affairs at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, opened the luncheon with brief remarks highlighting the importance of the Communiqué in the history of U.S.-China relations.

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Minister Zheng Zeguang, the Charge de Affairs at the Chinese Embassy

Mr. Stanley Karnow addresses the audience