This day, 26 October, in 1997, at the invitation of US President Bill Clinton, Chinese President Jiang Zemin paid a state visit to the United States, the first by a Chinese head of state to the US in 12 years, during which the two sides agreed that the relationship between the two countries is not only in their fundamental, mutual interest, but also crucial to achieving world peace and prosperity in the 21st century.
1997年10月26日的这一天，应美国总统比尔·克林顿的邀请，中国国家主席江泽民对美国进行了国事访问，这是中国国家元首12年来首次访问美国，在此期间，双方一致认为，两国关系不仅符合其根本、共同利益，而且对实现21世纪世界和平与繁荣也至关重要。
