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...Zhao's visit strengthens Sino-American relations...
...welcoming din. Before him on the White House lawn, a fife-and-drum corps stepped loudly and flawlessly through its paces. In the distance, a knot of pro-Taiwanese demonstrators chanted protests against his presence. Thus in noisy, if peculiarly democratic fashion did the U.S. capital greet Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang. Zhao, the highest-ranking Peking official ever to visit the U.S.,* had come to shore up a wobbly relationship. Said Zhao at the White House ceremony: "I come as a friendly envoy of the Chinese people for the purpose of seeking increased mutual understanding...
...concrete results of Zhao's visit-two bilateral agreements-were not major breakthroughs. The first extended an earlier accord that established the exchange of scientific information and personnel. The second paved the way for more specific agreements on joint development of offshore oil, coal and other sectors of the Chinese economy. Said one U.S. official: "It tells Chinese foreign-trading companies that it is all right to 'buy American...
...prey to Chinese misgivings over the congressionally mandated requirement that nuclear material not be reprocessed or transferred without U.S. approval. Prospects are slim that a compromise agreement can be worked out in time for Reagan's scheduled visit to Peking in April. Nonetheless. Administration officials were cheered by Zhao's verbal assurances that China intends to abide by the 1968 nuclear nonproliferation treaty, which it has refused to sign...
...centerpiece of Zhao's mission was a wide-ranging 70-minute talk with Reagan in the Oval Office. The session went well, despite one presidential gaffe. Reagan erroneously thanked Zhao for allowing American representatives to question Vietnamese refugees living in China about U.S. soldiers classified as missing in action in the Viet Nam War. In fact, China has only approved talks with its officials, not the refugees. The Chinese leader diplomatically let the comment pass, but his colleagues were horrified...