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Presents a speech by Han Xu, ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the U.S., delivered at the Economic Club of Detroit in Michigan on December 3, 1987. Information on the partnership between the U.S. and China; Number of agreements or protocols on scientific and technological cooperation signed by the countries; Effect of student exchanges on studying the languages of China and the U.S.

Focuses on foreign policies of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Speculation about his policy on the military budget; View that there is no way the Reagan administration can balance the budget, reduce taxes, and tackle inflation without putting a brake on the nuclear weapons race; Controversy over the MX missile; Information on the American security interest in access to the oil of the Persian Gulf; Plans of the Reagan team to turn Israel into an advance base of the American military power; Information on Reagan's policy with China, allies and Central America; View that just as coherent foreign policy for the U.S. is more than a spastic tremor of anti-communism, so national security is more than posturing, ultimatums, and nuclear megaliths.

Discusses the foreign policy of the U.S. with China; Report that an agreement signed between the U.S. President Ronald Reagan and China, which represents the achievement of U.S. administration on foreign policy front; Disagreement between the two countries over arms sales to Taiwan during the regime of ex-President Richard Nixon; Fact that the document signed by Reagan contains it does not seek to carry out a long-term policy of arms sales to Taiwan; Overview of historic relationship between China and the U.S.

The article focuses on the improving relations between China and the U.S. as depicted in the signing of the Shanghai Communiqué by U.S. President Richard Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou Enlai. The authors state that the document certifies the renewal of relations between the countries and involves the exchange of diplomats. They point out that China could become the U.S.' partner to fight off the growth of the Soviet military presence in Asia.

The article reports on a visit of the U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Meigs Haig to Beijing, China in 1981. It informs that Haig talked with several Chinese leaders. Haig emphasized on strengthening the relations between the U.S. and China. It further tells that Haig met with the Foreign Minister of China, Huang Hua.

The article focuses on the visit of U.S. President Ronald Reagan in China for economic relations. This move of Reagan leaves a tax treaty, nuclear cooperation accord and increased visibility for the relations of both countries. Reagan's friendly conversation with Chinese leaders makes them more willing to do business with the Americans. The Reagan administration is trying to keep the commercial momentum going through a series of meetings with the Chinese. INSET: A CHINA TREATY THE PRESIDENT DIDN'T SIGN.

An interview with Richard V. Allen, assistant to the U.S. President for national security affairs, is presented. When asked about plans to change the direction of U.S. foreign policy, he explains the need to revise the nation's foreign policy. He discusses the challenge of persuading U.S. allies to reduce their dependence on Soviet trade. He also talks about U.S. policy toward China and Taiwan.

The author reflects on aspects of U.S. economy, foreign policy, and art as of August 2, 1982. He discusses U.S. relations with China, unemployment issues in the U.S., and photographs by artists Lawrence MeFarland, Lewis W. Hine, and Randy Green. The book "The Imperial Rockefeller" by writer Joe Persico is also commented on.

Presents information on various political developments in the U.S. Increase in the rate of race-related crimes in the U.S.; Features of the political campaign of U.S. President Ronald Reagan; Impact of political scandals on national ethics in the U.S.; Relations between the U.S. and China; Concerns of the government about homeless persons; Reaction of Reagan on the freedom of Russian nuclear physicist Andrei Sakharov from internal exile.

The article reports on the impact of riot by Tibetans against Chinese to the political and economic relation between U.S. and China. The riot has caused political skeleton in U.S.-China relations regarding human rights because of the backlash in the U.S. against Beijing's heavy-handed occupation of Tibet. U.S.-China relations will depend on the final amendments attached by the U.S. House and Senate to the State Department's spending authorization bill.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to a comment on the U.S. foreign relations with China in the section Fact and Comment in the January 3, 1983 issue.

The article focuses on the foreign policies of the U.S. and China towards each other. The policy of the U.S. is that of 'two China', recognizing both China and Taiwan. If China and Taiwan did not like that it was their problem not of the U.S. However, China has been pestering the U.S. by demanding that it should prove its merits as a reliable ally of China by betraying Taiwan. The reason for the Chinese demand was obvious: for almost a decade it had literally been a lunatic asylum run by the inmates, and now it decided to bring in the army.

The article comments on the reaction of Cyrus Vance and George Ball, officials during the administration of former Democratic U.S. presidents, to the announcement by President Ronald Reagan of its willingness to consider selling arms to China. Ball criticized President Reagan for his obsession about the Soviet Union as an enemy. It criticizes Vance and Ball for their failure to understand foreign policy issues.

The article analyses the presidency of Ronald Reagan in the U.S. It has been observed that the current Gross National Product is up for the last quarter 1.7 percent. The administration lobbied hard for the tax bill proposed by Senator Bob Dole. The bill is inflationary it can increase taxes on corporations which will pass to consumers in the form of higher prices. The foreign relations of the U.S. with China are souring because of the sale of aircraft to Taiwan.

The article focuses on Shanghai II, the U.S. government document on its relations with Taiwan. According to the document, Taiwan is one of the province of Mainland China and the U.S. recognizes this reality. So, the sale of U.S. arms to the Taiwanese government must and there should be modifications in the Taiwan Relations Act accordingly. The document might affect the U.S. relations with Taiwan. But if the U.S. sells arms and fighter planes to Taiwan, it might affect its relations with China. And China might rethink of its hostility to the Soviet Union.

The section discusses several issues concerning international relations as of October 1981. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak decided to discontinue the foreign policy of the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. The U.S. has the opportunity to develop its relationship with Poland. The People's Republic of China is trying to create an image and aura of comity between itself and Taiwan.