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UPDATED: November 20, 2009 NO. 19 MAY 7, 1984
Reagan's Visit Enhances Mutual Understanding
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Reagan said the United States supports the goals of ASEAN, demands the withdrawal of Vietnamese troops from Kampuchea and favours elections under international supervision to make Kampuchea neutral and independent.

Afghanistan. Reagan reiterated his country's hope to see a speedy political solution to the problems in Afghanistan, which should include the withdrawal of all Soviet troops from that country.

Zhao Ziyang said China's position on the Afghan issue was well- known and that he had nothing to add.

Korea. Zhao said the Chinese Government sincerely hoped to see the situation more relaxed on the Korean peninsula, and opposed any action which might increase the tension.

"It is still China's hope that tripartite talks will be held at an early date," he added.

Hu Yaobang also told Reagan that China opposed the stationing of American troops in south Korea. "That does no good to your reputation," the General Secretary said.

Reagan said he hoped that the Korean problem would be settled by peaceful means. He said the United States supports direct talks between the northern and southern parts of Korea, and also proposed four-way talks.

Southern Africa. Zhao urged South Africa to abide by its recent agreements with Angola and Mozambique and thoroughly abandon its present policy. "The most outstanding problem in southern Africa is the independence of Namibia," Zhao said. "We hope this issue will be solved on the basis of the relevant UN resolution."

Central America. China disagrees with US actions in Central America, Zhao told the President. "The United States should respect the efforts made by the Contadora countries to relax the tense situation in the region," he stressed.

The Middle East. "The core of the Middle East issue is the problem of Palestine," Zhao said. "China hopes that the United States will respect the aspirations of the Arab countries and peoples and recognize the lawful rights of the Palestinian people. The United States might consider opening a dialogue with the Palestine Liberation Organization, so that the present stalemate can be broken," he suggested.

Nuclear Disarmament. Zhao said China hopes the United States will halt the deployment of in termediate-range missiles in Europe. At the same time, he said the Soviet Union should stop taking what it has termed countermeasures.

If the United States and the Soviet Union continue along their present course, Zhao said, the result would be a mutual nuclear escalation. This would inevitably aggravate international tensions and cause grave concern among the people of the world.

China hopes the United States and the Soviet Union resume their talks and reach an agreement on reducing intermediate-range nuclear missiles, Zhao said.

Reagan said that the United States hopes to convince the Soviet Union that an agreement on arms reduction is to their advantage. Efforts should be made to continue the talks on nuclear arms reduction, he said, but the Soviet Union has refused.

Sino-Soviet Relations. Zhao said that prolonged tension and confrontation between the two countries was detrimental to both sides, and did no good to world peace and stability.

"Therefore, we stand for normalizing Sino-Soviet relations under the five principles of peaceful coexistence," he said.

Zhao said China has persistently demanded that the Soviet Union stop threatening China and remove the three major obstacles blocking Sino-Soviet relations. Four rounds of consultations have been held, but no substantive progress has been made, he said.

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