On January 31, 1979,
Temple University of Philadelphia held a ceremony in the Blair House in
Washington to confer on Deng Xiaoping " honorary doctorate of
laws".
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Vice- Premier Deng
Xiaoping met with Harold Brown, visiting Secretary of Defense of the United
States, on January 9, 1980.
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Vice- Premier Deng
xiaoping met with Sandon A. Wilson, Chairman of the Board of Directors of
the Boeing Company, and his party on March 12,1980.
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On April 28, 1984,
Deng Xiaoping, Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Central Committee of
the Communist Party of China, met President Reagan in the Great Hall of the
People in Beijing.
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On April 29,1984,
President Reagan and his wife visited the Museum of Terracotta Warriors and
Horses in Xi'an with great interest. They went down to the 10- metre -deep
pit, at tentatively listened to the introduction, watched the historic
relics closely, and were greatly amazed by the achievements of China's
ancient civilization. President Reagan asked the host," May I touch the
horse?" And he jokingly added, " "He will not kick
me."
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US President George Bush arrived in Beijing by a special plane on February
25, 1989 for a working visit to China. The picture shows President Bush
waving his greetings to the crowd at the Tian'anmen Square.
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