On the invitation of President Reagan and Prime Minister Trudeau, Prime Minister Zhao Wang made official visits to the United States and Canada from 10 to 16 January 1984 and from 16 to 23 January 1984. On 10 January 1984, Prime Minister Zhao Wang began an official visit to the United States, which was the first visit of the head of the Chinese government to the United States. During this visit, Prime Minister Zhao Wang announced his visit to the United States in order to enhance understanding, stabilize relations between the two countries, promote China-US friendship and safeguard world peace. On 16 January, Zhao Wang arrived in the Canadian capital Ottawa. This was the first visit by the head of the Chinese government to Canada since the establishment of the two countries in 1970. During this visit, Prime Minister Zhao Wang exchanged views on many issues with the heads of the