7 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Han ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁deput y ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁L ia ison ▁Office ▁in ▁Washington . ▁In ▁the ▁six ▁years ▁Han ▁served ▁the ▁post , ▁he ▁became ▁popular ▁among ▁many ▁in ▁Washington ▁for ▁his ▁soci able ▁attitude ▁and ▁flu ency ▁in ▁English . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁deput y ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁L ia ison ▁Office , ▁Han ▁became ▁Vice - Min ister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁As ▁Vice - Min ister , ▁Han ▁worked ▁with ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁resol ving ▁the ▁Taiwan ▁issue . ▁Over ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁tri ps ▁and ▁negoti ations ▁between ▁then ▁Vice ▁President ▁George ▁Bush , ▁the ▁two ▁parties ▁came ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁Third ▁Comm uni qué ▁that ▁would ▁work ▁to ▁decrease ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁arms ▁to ▁Taiwan ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Han ▁returned ▁to ▁Washington ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁third ▁Chinese ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁T ian an men ▁Square ▁protest s ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁found ▁themselves ▁flo oded ▁with ▁dem ands ▁for ▁a ▁response . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁nearly ▁three ▁weeks ▁after ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁in ▁Be ij ing , ▁Han ▁p enn ed ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times .