President Ronald Reagan was the first U.S. president to visit China after the two nations re-established relations in 1979. His six-day state visit was very high profile: around 600 journalists accompanied the president during his trip. President Reagan spoke of the need for “mutual respect and mutual benefit” between the two countries and made it a goal of his trip to improve diplomatic relations.

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罗纳德·里根总统是1979年两国建交后首位访华的美国总统。他为期六天的国事访问备受关注：在访问期间，约有600名记者陪同总统。里根总统提出两国需要“相互尊重、互惠互利”，并致力于通过此次访问改善两国外交关系。