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Scientific and Technological Cooperation

Protocol extending the agreement of January 31, 1979, as amended and extended.  Signed at Beijing January 30 and 31, 2018; entered into force January 31, 2018; effective October 27, 2017.

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U.S. Department of State

The Lessons of 1989: Freedom and Our Future