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

Speaker of the House

Rep. John Boehner

Elected by the whole of the House of Representatives, the Speaker acts as leader of the House and combines several roles: the institutional role of presiding officer and administrative head of the House, the role of leader of the majority party in the House, and the representative role of an elected member of the House. The Speaker of the House is second in line to succeed the President, after the Vice President.

Republican Leadership

Majority Leader

Rep. Eric Cantor

Represents Republicans on the House floor.

Democratic Leadership

Democratic Leader

Rep. Nancy Pelosi

Represents Democrats on the House floor.

(Source: website of U.S. House of Representatives)