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White House Diaries
April
28
1984
April 28, 1984
Saturday, April 28, 1984
Another breakfast meeting because this was Big Casino day—my meeting with Chairman Deng. Nancy went with me for the informal opening. Deng—who has a sense of humor invited her to come back to China without me. Then in our meeting he really waded in critical of our mid-east policy, our treatment of the developing nations etc. & our disarmament failure. He touched a nerve—when it was my turn I corrected him with facts and figures and I meant it. Funny thing happened—he warmed up although he did bring up Taiwan (the only one who did). I told him that was their problem to be worked out—but it must be worked out peacefully. We broke for lunch (he was host) and tho it was scheduled to be a working lunch it became a pleasant social event instead. After lunch we picked up Nancy & were off to the Great Wall. All the way we waved our arms off at the crowds lining the streets to see us & even in the villages after we got in of the country. The Wall has an amazing effect even though you’ve seen photos & movies of it. There is a feeling I cant describe when you stand on it & see it disappear over the mountains in both directions. This evening we hosted a dinner for a mixed group of Americans & Chinese plus Premier Zhao etc. at the Great Wall Hotel which is an American, Chinese partnership venture. The dinner was American—Roast Turkey.
