Carter's message on China-US relations still holds true

Former US president Jimmy Carter takes questions from the media during a news conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, US, in this Aug 20, 2015 file photo. In establishing diplomatic relations with China, the US government, under Carter, agreed to the three principles put forward by the Chinese government, namely, to sever the so-called diplomatic relations between the US and the Taiwan authorities, abrogate its Mutual Defense Treaty with Taiwan, and withdraw US forces and military installations from Taiwan. On December 15, 1978, Carter made an address to the nation and read live on television and radio the Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America. The history of diplomatic ties between China and the United States demonstrates to the world that two major countries with different political systems, histories, cultures and stages of development can come together and do great things. China is ready to maintain communication with the United States, expand cooperation, manage differences, and continue exploring the right way for the two countries to get along with each other in the new era.