President Bush's Visit to China: Spring 2002 — Beijing

The Three Joint Communiques

The China Commission

US State Department: East-Asia Pacific Issues

The President and First Lady

President Bush's Bio

The First Lady's Bio

 

 

President Bush and Mrs. Bush tour the Great Wall of China, Friday, Feb. 22, in Badaling, China.

The Bush Team

• Colin L. Powell: Secretary of State
• Andrew Card: White House Chief of Staff
• Ari Fleischer: White House Press Secretary
• Paula J. Dobriansky: Under Secretary of State, Global Affairs
• Richard A. Boucher: Department Spokesman and Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Public Affairs
• Lorne W. Craner: Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
• James A. Kelly: Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
• Peter W. Rodman: Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs) 
   

1972 - 2002: Thirty Years of Difference

1972 Nixon Visit	2002 Bush Visit
The U.S. had combat troops in South Vietnam.	The U.S. is leading the international war against terrorism.
The P.R.C. was in the midst of the Cultural Revolution.	The P.R.C. is preparing for the first major leadership change since President Jiang Zemin assumed power in the early '90s.
The P.R.C. had recently resumed China's position on the U.N. Security Council.	The P.R.C. accedes to the World Trade Organization.
The U.S. signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union.	The U.S. provides notice of intention to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
No formal diplomatic relations between the U.S. and the P.R.C.	Secure hotline between U.S. and Chinese government leadership in operation.