China-U.S. cooperation

• Politics
  • Bilateral Political Relations in Retrospect
• Trade & economy
  • Bilateral Trade, Economic Relations & Technological Cooperation
• Military
  • Military Exchanges Between China and the U.S.
• Climate change
  • Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Cooperation on Climate Change, Energy and the Environment
  • Statement of Intent on Cleaner Air and Cleaner Energy, Technology Cooperation
• Culture
  • China-U.S. Cultural Exchanges and Cooperation
• Sports
  • Ping-Pong
  • NBA in China
• Education
  • Education exchanges
• Human rights
  • Sino-US human rights talks on April 27, 2011
  • Sino-US human rights dialogue in May, 2010
  • China, US restart human rights dialogue in 2008
  • Sino-US human rights dialogue in 2002

Major diplomatic exchanges

• Chinese leaders' visits to the U.S.
  • 2011
  • 2006
  • 2003
  • 2002
  • 1999
  • 1997
  • 1993
  • 1985
  • 1979
• U.S. leaders' visits to China
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2005
  • 2002
  • 1998
  • 1989
  • 1984
  • 1975
  • 1972

Who's who

• Chinese leadership
  • Hu Jintao
  • Wu Bangguo
  • Wen Jiabao
  • Jia Qinglin
  • Li Changchun
  • Xi Jinping
  • Li Keqiang
  • He Guoqiang
  • Zhou Yongkang
• U.S. leadership
  • President
  • Vice President
  • Senate
  • House of Representatives

Historic moments

• Mao Zedong
  • Mao Zedong
• Zhou Enlai
  • Zhou Enlai
• Deng Xiaoping
  • Deng Xiaoping
• Richard Nixon
  • Richard Nixon
• Henry Kissinger
  • Henry Kissinger

Major documents

• China-U.S. joint statement in 2011
  • China-U.S. joint statement
• China-U.S. Joint Statement in 2009
  • China-US Joint Statement
• China-U.S. Joint Statement in 1997
  • China-US Joint Statement ( 29 October, 1997)
• China-U.S. August 17 Communique in 1982
  • Joint Communique of the People's Republic of China and the United States of America(17 August, 1982)
• Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations in 1979
  • Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America (1 January, 1979)
• Shanghai Communique in 1972
  • Joint Communique of the People's Republic of China and the United States of America (28 Feb, 1972)

Related agencies

China.org.cn special reports

Basic facts

• China
  • Administrative Division
  • Agriculture
  • Economy
  • Finance and Taxation
  • Foreign Relations
  • Industry
  • Population and Ethnic Groups
  • Physical Geography
  • Political System and State Structure
  • Transport, Posts and Telecommunications
• The United States
  • Introduction
  • Geography
  • People
  • Government
  • Economy
  • Communications
  • Transportation
  • Military
  • Transnational Issues

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$14.66 trillion (2010 est.)

country comparison to the world: 2

$14.25 trillion (2009 est.)

$14.64 trillion (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):

$14.66 trillion (2010 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

2.8% (2010 est.)

country comparison to the world: 129

-2.6% (2009 est.)

0% (2008 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$47,200 (2010 est.)

country comparison to the world: 11

$46,400 (2009 est.)

$48,100 (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 1.2%

industry: 22.2%

services: 76.7% (2010 est.)

Labor force:

154.9 million

country comparison to the world: 4

note: includes unemployed (2010 est.)