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salute. He then attended a banquet hosted by Li Administration’s bold plans. While Haig sought
at the Great Hall of the People, which flanked the a significant increase in military assistance to
square. In his televised speech, he spoke about El Salvador, Congress made certification of
the need for “mutual respect and mutual benefit” progress on human rights a quid pro quo. The
between China and the United States and tried out, two branches of government clashed regularly
with mixed success, a few phrases in Mandarin. over assistance and certification. Administration
Reagan noted: officials also disagreed on China policy. For over a
decade, the White House had managed most high-
It was just 200 years ago when the first level contacts between Washington and Beijing.
American merchant ship called on a Chinese port. Under Haig, the Department of State assumed
Two hundred years seems like the blink of an eye primary responsibility for the formulation and
to Chinese civilization; yet, for Americans, this implementation of the Administration's China
spans almost the entire history of our Republic. policy. Haig wanted to transform the informal
Looking back … we can see that at times the alliance with China into a “strategic association”
relationship between our two nations was not to block Soviet dominance in Asia, but President
what it should have been. But thanks to the hard Reagan’s loyalties and diplomatic priorities proved
work and determination of farsighted leaders of too big of a roadblock for further negotiations
both of our countries during the last 12 years, until August 1982, when, after months of arduous
our future is bright with potential. There are negotiations, the United States and China issued a
differences between us, yes, differences that joint communiqué on Taiwan in which the United
should be neither glossed over nor dented — States agreed to limit arms sales and China agreed
denied, I should say. Yet we, the people of China to seek a peaceful solution (USDS).
and the United States, share a sincere desire for
peace and prosperity, and we understand that George H.W. Bush
by working together, emphasizing our areas of
agreement, everyone will benefit (Reagan, quoted George H. W. Bush was a one-term president
in Glass). but he played a pivotal role in Washington’s
foreign policy towards Beijing for decades and
President Reagan impressed reporters and remains one of the best-known American names
dignitaries with his occasional attempts to speak in China. Despite his mixed reputation in the
Chinese. Hours after Reagan’s departure on United States, he is deeply respected in China as
May 1, the official New China News Agency said “an old friend”. The title is usually reserved for
the visit marked a “significant step forward” in other communist leaders or sympathizers, or
relations between the two countries, although a select number of world dignitaries – such as
Taiwan "remains a major obstacle.” The agency former diplomat Henry Kissinger and International
said the visit produced concrete results, “the Olympic Committee chief Juan Antonio Samaranch
most important of which, as both sides noted – for outstanding contributions to Beijing’s often
repeatedly, was the direct contact and dialogue tumultuous relations with the outside world.
between leaders of the two countries.” It also Tasked with helping break the ice with Beijing
noted that both nations had demanded that after Nixon’s historic China visit in 1972, Bush
Vietnamese forces in Cambodia and Soviet forces served as the head of the US liaison office in
in Afghanistan be withdrawn. However, the trip Beijing between 1974 and 1975, when he forged
failed to break through the diplomatic deadlocks. personal ties with Chinese leaders and diplomats,
including late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping.
The Reagan Administration had come to Often seen riding a bike in the Chinese capital with
Washington determined to combat communism, his wife, Barbara, Bush was criticized, including
specifically in Latin America. US Secretary of State, by Kissinger, as being too “soft” for power
Alexander Haig decided to make El Salvador a diplomacy and statecraft. However, the trust and
"test case" of his foreign policy. Conflicts between personal ties he spent years building often proved
the White House and the State Department invaluable in bilateral relations. As Reagan’s vice-
and with the Congress, however, frustrated the
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salute. He then attended a banquet hosted by Li Administration’s bold plans. While Haig sought
at the Great Hall of the People, which flanked the a significant increase in military assistance to
square. In his televised speech, he spoke about El Salvador, Congress made certification of
the need for “mutual respect and mutual benefit” progress on human rights a quid pro quo. The
between China and the United States and tried out, two branches of government clashed regularly
with mixed success, a few phrases in Mandarin. over assistance and certification. Administration
Reagan noted: officials also disagreed on China policy. For over a
decade, the White House had managed most high-
It was just 200 years ago when the first level contacts between Washington and Beijing.
American merchant ship called on a Chinese port. Under Haig, the Department of State assumed
Two hundred years seems like the blink of an eye primary responsibility for the formulation and
to Chinese civilization; yet, for Americans, this implementation of the Administration's China
spans almost the entire history of our Republic. policy. Haig wanted to transform the informal
Looking back … we can see that at times the alliance with China into a “strategic association”
relationship between our two nations was not to block Soviet dominance in Asia, but President
what it should have been. But thanks to the hard Reagan’s loyalties and diplomatic priorities proved
work and determination of farsighted leaders of too big of a roadblock for further negotiations
both of our countries during the last 12 years, until August 1982, when, after months of arduous
our future is bright with potential. There are negotiations, the United States and China issued a
differences between us, yes, differences that joint communiqué on Taiwan in which the United
should be neither glossed over nor dented — States agreed to limit arms sales and China agreed
denied, I should say. Yet we, the people of China to seek a peaceful solution (USDS).
and the United States, share a sincere desire for
peace and prosperity, and we understand that George H.W. Bush
by working together, emphasizing our areas of
agreement, everyone will benefit (Reagan, quoted George H. W. Bush was a one-term president
in Glass). but he played a pivotal role in Washington’s
foreign policy towards Beijing for decades and
President Reagan impressed reporters and remains one of the best-known American names
dignitaries with his occasional attempts to speak in China. Despite his mixed reputation in the
Chinese. Hours after Reagan’s departure on United States, he is deeply respected in China as
May 1, the official New China News Agency said “an old friend”. The title is usually reserved for
the visit marked a “significant step forward” in other communist leaders or sympathizers, or
relations between the two countries, although a select number of world dignitaries – such as
Taiwan "remains a major obstacle.” The agency former diplomat Henry Kissinger and International
said the visit produced concrete results, “the Olympic Committee chief Juan Antonio Samaranch
most important of which, as both sides noted – for outstanding contributions to Beijing’s often
repeatedly, was the direct contact and dialogue tumultuous relations with the outside world.
between leaders of the two countries.” It also Tasked with helping break the ice with Beijing
noted that both nations had demanded that after Nixon’s historic China visit in 1972, Bush
Vietnamese forces in Cambodia and Soviet forces served as the head of the US liaison office in
in Afghanistan be withdrawn. However, the trip Beijing between 1974 and 1975, when he forged
failed to break through the diplomatic deadlocks. personal ties with Chinese leaders and diplomats,
including late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping.
The Reagan Administration had come to Often seen riding a bike in the Chinese capital with
Washington determined to combat communism, his wife, Barbara, Bush was criticized, including
specifically in Latin America. US Secretary of State, by Kissinger, as being too “soft” for power
Alexander Haig decided to make El Salvador a diplomacy and statecraft. However, the trust and
"test case" of his foreign policy. Conflicts between personal ties he spent years building often proved
the White House and the State Department invaluable in bilateral relations. As Reagan’s vice-
and with the Congress, however, frustrated the
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