China and Russia

　　I. Review of Bilateral Relations

　　Date of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations: October 2, 1949

　　(At that time between the PRC and the USSR. After the Soviet Union was disintegrated, China and Russia signed on December 27, 1991 a summery of talks, by which the question of succession of the relations between China and Russia was solved.)

　　1. Review of Bilateral Relations(Sept-Dec.,1999)

　　September 12, 1999, in Auckland, New Zealand, President Jiang Zemin met with Russian Prime Minister Putin on the sidelines of the Informal Leadership meeting of APEC. Putin expressed the willingness to expand economic cooperation and trade between the two countries and reiterated Russia's consistent one-China stand on the Taiwan question.

　　September 23, 1999, in New York, Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan met with Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov. The two sides remarked that they would join hands in bring success to President Yeltsin's visit to China in the 4th quarter of that year and the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia. Foreign Minister Tang expressed sympathy and support for the forceful measures taken by the Russian side in maintaining stability, national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

　　September 30, 1999, President Yeltsin called President Jiang Zemin through the hotline to congratulate China on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and China.

　　September 30, 1999, President Yeltsin had an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency on the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and China.

　　September 30, 1999, Chinese Ambassador to the Russian Federation Wu Tao held a grand reception at the embassy in Moscow to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Speaker Seleznev of the Russian State Duma and First Vice Prime Minister Khristenko attended the ceremony at invitation.

　　October 1, 1999, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Wu Tao held a luncheon in Moscow to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia. Russian Prime Minister Putin was present and gave a speech.

　　October 2, 1999, Premier Zhu Rongji attended the reception held by the Russian embassy in China on the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and China. Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan and Russian Ambassador to China Rogachev gave a speech respectively.

　　October 20, 1999, President Jiang Zemin and Yeltsin exchanged letters of congratulation on the inauguration of the largest project of economic cooperation so far between China and Russia, Tianwan Nuclear Power Station. Vice-Premier Wu Bangguo attended the inauguration ceremony.

　　October 30, 1999, President Yeltsin addressed a letter to President Jiang Zemin to elucidate Russia's position on the Anti-Ballisitic Missile Treaty.