▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Hu ang ▁met ▁with ▁his ▁counter part ▁And rei ▁G rom y ko ▁and ▁referred ▁to ▁Bre zh ne v ▁as ▁an ▁" out standing ▁champion ▁of ▁world ▁peace ". ▁He ▁also ▁expressed ▁his ▁hope ▁for ▁normal ized ▁S ino - S ov iet ▁relations , ▁but ▁in ▁doing ▁so ▁apparently ▁moved ▁too ▁quickly ▁for ▁the ▁Be ij ing ▁government , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁office ▁almost ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁he ▁returned ▁home ▁( he ▁had ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁making ▁public ▁statements ▁that ▁were ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁official ▁policy ). ▁On ▁the ▁state ▁level , ▁S ino - S ov iet ▁relations ▁did ▁improve ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Trade ▁and ▁cultural ▁ex changes ▁grew ▁substantial ly , ▁but ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁indic ation ▁of ▁improved ▁t ies ▁on ▁the ▁party ▁level ▁and ▁no ▁sign ▁that ▁the ▁C CP ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁treat ▁the ▁C PS U ▁as ▁an ▁equal . ▁Nag ging ▁foreign ▁policy ▁problems ▁remained ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁Soviet ▁troops ▁and ▁nuclear ▁miss iles ▁in ▁Mong olia , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁continued ▁Soviet ▁support ▁for ▁Vietnam ▁and ▁its ▁occupation ▁of ▁Camb odia . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁Reform ▁and ▁Open ing ▁up ▁ ▁The ▁new , ▁p rag m atic ▁leadership ▁emphas ized ▁economic ▁development ▁and ▁ren ounced ▁mass ▁political ▁movements . ▁At ▁the ▁p iv otal ▁Third ▁Pl enum ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁C CP ▁Congress , ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 1