The Joint Communique of the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China was signed in Beijing on September 29, 1972. This established diplomatic relations between Japan and the People's Republic of China and resulted in the severing of official relations between Japan and the Republic of China on Taiwan. Specifically, the treaty ended the "abnormal relations" between Japan and China, recognised The Peoples Republic of China as the "sole government of China", and renounced any claim for war reparations at the intergovernmental level from WWII.

See also

• Sino-Japanese relations
• Foreign relations of China
• Foreign relations of Japan
• Japan-China Joint Declaration On Building a Partnership of Friendship and Cooperation for Peace and Development