TAPE SHOWS: CHEN WALKING TOWARDS CAMERA, SHOP S???OF PRESSER SPEAKING AND THEN INTERRUPTER COMES UP, CHEN FINISHES AND WAVES TO PEOPLE CUTAWAY TO PEOPLE APPLAUDING.




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Background: GENERAL HUNG CHEN, THE FIRST AMB. FROM MAINLAND CHINA TO THE U.S. IN MORE THAN 25 YEARS, ARRIVED IN WASHINGTON TUESDAY TO OPEN A LIAISON OFFICE WITH THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT SIMILAR TO THE ON THAT AMERICAN AMB. DAVID BRUCE IS SETTING UP IN PEKING. ABOUT 200 PERSONS, INCLUDING STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL, TURNED OUT TO GREET ??? AND AMONG ??? THEN WERE DOZENS OF CHINESE AMERICANS. HUANG CHEN, GREETED BY BANNERS IN GOLD AND RED RADING +LONG LIVE THE FRIENDSHIP OF THE PEOPLE OF THE U.S. AND CHINA+ WEARING A BAGGY GRAY MAO JACKET AND CAP, SMILED AND WAVED AND EXPRESSED HIS GREETINGS IN CHINESE SPEAKING THROUGH AND INTERRUPTER CHEN SAID THAT THE CHINESE AND AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS SEEN FRIENDLY AND ARE NOW RESUMING CONTACTS. HE SAID THAT SO LONG AS THE CHINESE AND AMERICAN SIDES ACT ON THE PRINCIPLE DEFINED IN THE SHANGHAI COMMUNIQUE OF FEBRUARY LAST YEAR, THE OBJECTIVE OF NORMALIZING THE RELATIONS BETWEEN CHINA AND THE U.S. CAN BE CERTAINLY ATTAINED. HE SAID HE LOOKED FORWARD TO WORKING IN THIS DIRECTION WITH AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ALL CIRCLES.