US President Bill Clinton Visits China

From June 25 to July 3, 1998, US President Bill Clinton visited China, the fifth US president to do so. Jiang and Clinton had an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations and major international and regional issues. The exchange of visits by the two heads of state signified the return of China-US relations to a path of healthy and stable development. Clinton publicly reiterated his "three no's" on Taiwan by saying: The United States does not support the independence of Taiwan; does not support any notion of "one China, one Taiwan," or "two Chinas;" and does not support Taiwan's membership in any international body whose members are sovereign states.

From June 25 to July 3, 1998, US President Bill Clinton visited China, the fifth US president to do so.