Communiqués of the Soviet Union concerning Chinese diplomatic recognition

Statements by the Soviet Union concerning Chinese diplomatic recognition (1949)

The following are the communiqués issued by the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics by which that Government formally recognised the establishment of the People’s Republic of China and broke off diplomatic relations with the Republic of China. The statements were made on 2 October 1949. This followed the proclamation of the People’s Republic of China by Chairman Mao Tse-tung the day beforehand, 1 October 1949 (Source: The Times, 3 October 1949).

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Concerning the People's Republic of China edit

The following is the text of the telegram sent by Mr Gromyko, the Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister, to Chou En-lai, the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China at Peking (Beijing)

The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics hereby confirms receipt of the declaration of the Central People's Government of China, dated October 1 this year, with the proposal to establish diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union.

Having examined the proposal of the Central People's Government of China, the Soviet Government, invariably striving to maintain friendly relations with the Chinese people and confident that the Central People's Government of China expresses the will of the overwhelming majority of the Chinese people, informs you that it has decided to establish diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China and to exchange ambassadors.

Concerning the Republic of China edit

The following is the text of the message from Mr Gromyko, the Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister, to the Charge d'Affaires in Moscow of the Government of the Republic of China

Owing to events that have occurred in China which have brought about profound changes in the military, political, and social life of the country, as a result of which the Chinese People's Republic has been formed and a Central People's Government of China has been set up, the Government of Mr. Yen Hsi-shan, located in Canton [Guangzhou], has ceased to exercise power in the country, has become a provincial government of Canton and has lost the right to maintain diplomatic relations with foreign States on behalf of China....

The Soviet Government. taking into account all these circumstances, considers diplomatic relations with Canton as discontinued, and has decided to recall its diplomatic representatives from Canton.