This day, 17 February, in 1973, Mao Zedong met with Henry Kissinger, National Security Advisor to US President Richard Nixon, in Zhongnanhai in Beijing. During the visit, the two sides agreed it was the right time to set up liaison offices in each other’s capitals, which would not serve as formal diplomatic missions, but would enjoy diplomatic treatment. Each liason office was opened just 5 days later.
1973年2月17日的这一天，毛泽东在北京中南海会见了美国总统理查德·尼克松的国家安全顾问亨利·基辛格。 在访问期间，双方一致认为，现在是在彼此首都设立联络处的合适时机，这些联络处不会作为正式的外交使团，而是享受外交待遇。 仅仅5天后，每个联络处就开设了。
