Agreement Extending the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People’s Republic of China
of 23 July 1985, as amended and extended, concerning Fisheries off the Coasts of the United States, with Annex, Beijing, 1998
Done at Beijing 11 August and 17 September 1998
Entered into force (not in force)
Primary source citation: Copy of text provided by the U.S. Department of State
EMBASSY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
No. 496
The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and has the honor to refer to the Agreement between the government of the United States of America and the government of the People’s Republic of China Concerning Fisheries off the Coasts of the United States, with Annex, signed at Washington July 23, 1985, as amended and extended (The Agreement).
The Embassy has the honor to propose that The Agreement which expired on July 1, 1998, be extended for an additional three-year period, to July 1, 2001.
If this proposal is acceptable to the government of the People’s Republic of China, the Embassy further proposes that this note and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ note in reply shall constitute and agreement between the two governments, which shall enter into force on a date to be determined in a subsequent exchange of diplomatic notes following the completion of all necessary internal procedures of both parties.
The Embassy of the United States takes this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the assurances of its highest consideration.
[Seal]
Embassy of the United States of America,
Beijing, August 11, 1998.
Translation
No. 1115
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the note from the Embassy dated August 11th, 1998, which contains the following:
“The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and has the honor to refer to the Agreement between the government of the United States of America and the government of the People’s Republic of China Concerning Fisheries off the Coasts of the United States, with Annex, signed at Washington July 23, 1985, as amended and extended ( The Agreement ).
The Embassy has the honor to propose that The Agreement which expired on July 1, 1998, be extended for an additional three-year period, to July 1, 2001.
If this proposal is acceptable to the government of the People’s Republic of China, the Embassy further proposes that this note and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ note in reply shall constitute an agreement between the two governments, which shall enter into force on a date to be determined in a subsequent exchange of diplomatic notes following the completion of all necessary internal procedures of both parties.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the government of the People’s Republic of China, confirms that it agrees to what has contained in the above note.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China avail itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States the assurances of its highest consideration.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China
Beijing, September 17, 1998.