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Last weekend's display of good will was more than just a matter of pomp and pandas. Reagan met for serious talks with each of China's current leaders: de facto Ruler Deng Xiaoping, Premier Zhao Ziyang, Party Leader Hu Yaobang and President Li Xiannian. The Chinese mentioned Taiwan again and again, but in measured tones; ultimatums were not delivered. Deng, while forswearing any explicit alliance with Washington, made it clear over the course of his 2½ hours with Reagan on Saturday that he shares the American President's fundamental distrust of the Soviets. Several trade...
...Reagan about supposed American misapprehensions of Chinese foreign policy. The chemistry between the two, admitted one U.S. official "was not all that terrific." Nevertheless, Reagan was handing out invitations to visit Washington as if they were jelly beans, and Hu accepted his. The three hours of discussions with Premier Zhao, whom Reagan met in Washington in January, were unusually fast-paced. More than once the interpreters could not keep up with the conversation. "These two men are clearly comfortable with each other," said one State Department official. A White House adviser practically swooned about the encounter. "The meeting was extraordinary...
...fact, the Chinese Premier seemed downright playful at first. "I presume you never take a nap," he said. Reagan explained that, well, he did not nap easily. "You look very energetic at your age," remarked Zhao, 65. "People here say you look much younger than your age." Reagan, 73, born during the last year of China's dynastic rule, grinned broadly. "As far as I'm concerned," he said, "this meeting has already been a success...
...twice turned down the title of Premier), Deng has done everything possible to clear the way for his protégés. Eighteen months after he pledged his support to Mao's hand picked successor as Chairman, Hua Guofeng, Deng replaced him with General Secretary Hu Yaobang and installed Zhao Ziyang as Premier. Now most experts agree that although the "open door" will continue to swing on its hinges, it has been open so wide for so long that even if the leftists could close it again, they would only lock in Deng's changes. Says a Western diplomat in Peking...
...almost no Chinese were allowed to go overseas; today there are 10,000 students in the U.S. alone. Fifteen years ago, China kept only one ambassador abroad (in Cairo); today, with representation in 128 countries, China has become one of the world's most diplomatically active nations. Proclaimed Premier Zhao Ziyang during his triumphant tour of the U.S. in January: "China has opened its door and will never close it again...