U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement explained

U.S.-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement
中美科技合作协定
Date Signed:January 31, 1979
Location Signed:Washington, D.C., United States
Date Expiry:August 27, 2024
Original Signatories: Jimmy Carter
Deng Xiaoping
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The U.S.-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement is a landmark scientific cooperation agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China, signed in 1979.[1] [2] [3] It was the first accord signed between the United States and China following the formal establishment of diplomatic relations.[4] [5] [6] The agreement expired on August 27, 2024.[7]

References

  1. Web site: 2024-08-30 . Expired US-China science treaty signals deep uncertainty amid high tensions . 2024-09-06 . South China Morning Post . en.
  2. Web site: Peel . Michael . August 19, 2024 . China-US tensions erode co-operation on science and tech . 2024-09-07 . www.ft.com.
  3. Web site: U.S.-China: Thirty Years of Science and Technology Cooperation . 2024-09-07 . U.S. Department of State.
  4. Web site: 2023-08-23 . U.S. seeks short extension to key China science pact . 2024-09-07 . NBC News . en.
  5. Web site: 2023-08-24 . Biden buys time for bilateral science pact . 2024-09-07 . POLITICO . en-GB.
  6. News: Hawkins . Amy . 2023-08-23 . Warnings of scientific ‘suicide’ as US-China research collaboration hangs in balance . 2024-09-07 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  7. News: Martina . Michael . 2024-08-29 . Exclusive: US government funding yielded hundreds of patents for China-based researchers . 2024-09-07 . Reuters . en.