President Reagan visits China

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    President Reagan visits China
On April 26, 1984, President Ronald Reagan arrives in China for a diplomatic meeting with Chinese President Li Xiannian. The trip marked the third time a U.S. president had traveled to China since President Richard Nixon’s historic trip in 1972 (Gerald Ford visited in 1975).First lady Nancy Reagan accompanied her husband to China, along with approximately 600 journalists, a slew of Secret Service…

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