Chinese President Jiang Zemin and U.S. President Bill Clinton issued three joint statements in Beijing on June 27, 1998.

They are, namely, the Sino-U.S. Presidential Joint Statement on the Protocol to the Biological Weapons Convention; the Sino-U.S. Presidential Joint Statement on the Anti-Personnel Landmines; and the Sino-U.S. Presidential Joint Statement on South Asia.

According to the joint statement on the Protocol to the Biological Weapons Convention, China and the United States each reaffirms that they are resolved to strictly abide by the specifications of the Convention, to earnestly and comprehensively fulfill the obligations each has undertaken, shall not develop, produce or stockpile biological weapons under any circumstances and shall oppose the proliferation of biological weapons and their technology and equipment.

The joint statement on the anti-personnel landmines declares that the two countries "reaffirm their commitment to ending the humanitarian crisis caused by the indiscriminate use of anti-personnel landmines (APL)."

"They both maintain that the efforts to eliminate the APL threat to civilians should be pursued consistent with national security requirements." the document says.

In the joint statement on South Asia, China and the U.S. have agreed to continue to work closely together, within the P-5 (five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council), the Security Council and with other countries, to prevent an accelerating nuclear and missile arms race in South Asia.

Moreover, according to the document, the two countries remain firmly committed to strong and effective international cooperation on nuclear nonproliferation, with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as its cornerstone.

"We are committed to assist where possible India and Pakistan to resolve peacefully the difficult and long-standing differences between them, including the pending issue of Kashmir," the document says.