Seven days after U.S. President Nixon announced his visit to the mainland in 1971, the Japanese government proposed establishing diplomatic ties with the Chinese communists.
但一九七一年，尼克森突然宣佈準備訪問大陸。七天後，日本議員在國會提出「日中（共）復交決議案」，主張接受中共復交三原則：承認「中共為中國唯一合法政府」；承認「台灣為中共領土」；廢除中日和約。