This day, 20 July in 1972, China and the Federal Republic of Germany signed an internal memorandum of understanding to promote the establishment of diplomatic relations. The day before, when meeting Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gerhard Schröder, Premier Zhou Enlai said, “That Germany has never had relations with Chiang Kai-shek should be attributed to Chancellor Adenauer, who is a far-sighted politician”.
1972年7月20日的这一天，中国和德意志联邦共和国签署了一份内部谅解备忘录，以促进建立外交关系。 前一天，在会见外交事务委员会主席Gerhard Schröder时，周恩来总理说：“德国从未与蒋介石发生过关系，这应该归功于总理阿登纳，他是一位有远见的政治家。”
