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Presidents Travels to China

Name Locale Remarks Date
Richard M. Nixon Shanghai, Peking, Hangchow State visit; met with Chairman Mao Tse-tung and Premier Chou En-lai. February 21-​28, 1972
Gerald R. Ford Peking Official visit; met with Chairman Mao Tse-tung and Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping December 1-​5, 1975
Ronald Reagan Beijing, Xian, Shanghai State visit; met with President Li and Premier Zhao. April 26-​May 1, 1984
George H. W. Bush Beijing Met with President Yang and Prime Minister Li. Also met with Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia. February 25-​27, 1989
William J. Clinton Xian, Beijing, Shanghai, Guilin, Hong Kong State visit. June 24-​July 3, 1998
George W. Bush Shanghai Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. October 18-​21, 2001
George W. Bush Beijing Met with President Jiang and Premier Zhu. February 21-​22, 2002
George W. Bush Beijing Met with President Hu and Prime Minister Wen. November 20-​21, 2005
George W. Bush Beijing Attended opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. Dedicated a new U.S. Embassy. Met with President Hu and Russian Prime Minister Putin. August 7-​11, 2008
Barack Obama Shanghai, Beijing Met with President Hu, National People’s Congress Chairman Wu, and Premier Wen. Visited the Great Wall. November 15-​18, 2009