Weinberger to visit China on Asian visit in the fall

By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Linda Feldmann

July 27, 1983

Washington

Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger is to visit China in September during an Asian trip, President Reagan announced. Mr. Reagan said Mr. Weinberger would confer with Zhang Aiping, China's defense minister, and other leaders. Defense officials said the sale of US arms to China would be a major topic of discussion on the trip, which will include visits to Japan and Pakistan.