Consular convention Between the People's Republic of China and The United States of America

By Unated States Senate

Consular convention Between the People's Republic of China and The United States of America by the United States Senate is an account of the convention that resulted in The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty (SAMDT), formally the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of China. This document was a defense pact signed between the United States and the Republic of China (Taiwan) effective from 1955 to 1980. It was intended to defend the island of Taiwan from invasion by the People's Republic of China.

• Language: English
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• Release date: Dec 8, 2020
• ISBN: 4064066430351

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Unated States Senate

Consular convention Between the People's Republic of China and The United States of America

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PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA CONSULAR CONVENTION WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TREATY DOC. NO. 97-3 1980 U.S.T. LEXIS 127 September 17, 1980, Date-Signed

STATUS: PENDING: January 19, 1981. Convention was read the first time and, together with the accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TRANSMITTING THE CONSULAR CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, SIGNED AT WASHINGTON ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1980

TEXT: 97TH CONGRESS

1st Session SENATE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL THE WHITE HOUSE, January 19, 1981.

To the Senate of the United States:

I am transmitting for the Senate's advice and consent to ratification the Consular Convention between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China, signed at Washington on September 17, 1980. I am also transmitting for the information of the Senate the report of the Department of State with respect to the Convention.

The signing of the Convention is a significant step in the process of improving and broadening the relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China. Consular relations between the two countries are not now the subject of a modern formal agreement. This Convention will establish firm obligations on such important matters as free communication between a national and his consul, notification of consular officers of the arrest and detention of their nationals and permission for visits by consuls to nationals who are under detention.

I also transmit for the information of the Senate two separate exchanges of letters, signed on September 17, 1980. The first sets forth the understanding of each side that:

(1) reunification of families will be promoted as quickly as possible;

(2) persons who may be regarded as possessing the nationality of both countries will be permitted to travel freely;h

(3) persons considered to be nationals of both countries will be entitled to the consular protection of the State whose valid passport (properly visaed) they possess while visiting the other and

(4) financial benefits payable by one country to persons residing in the other will be paid under mutually agreed arrangements. The second reflects agreement that three consulates, in addition to the two already established in each country, may be established.

I welcome the opportunity through this Consular Convention to improve the relations between the two countries and their nationals. I urge the Senate to give the