▁a ▁prominent ▁tennis ▁player , ▁Hu ▁Na , ▁who ▁fe ared ▁per sec ution ▁for ▁ref using ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁C CP . ▁China ▁cancel led ▁several ▁educational ▁and ▁cultural ▁exchange ▁programs ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁episode . ▁The ▁US ▁invasion ▁of ▁Gren ada ▁and ▁station ing ▁of ▁miss iles ▁in ▁Western ▁Europe ▁met ▁with ▁Chinese ▁disapp ro val , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁took ▁oppos ing ▁sides ▁on ▁the ▁F alk land ▁Islands ▁conflict , ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁question , ▁and ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁American ▁troops ▁in ▁South ▁Korea . ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁S ino - US ▁relations ▁had ▁improved ▁and ▁President ▁Re agan ▁visited ▁Be ij ing ▁in ▁April – May ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁trip ▁went ▁well , ▁although ▁a ▁speech ▁made ▁by ▁Re agan ▁that ▁promoted ▁capital ism , ▁dem ocracy , ▁and ▁religious ▁freedom , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁indirect ▁criticism ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁was ▁not ▁a ired ▁on ▁TV ▁in ▁China . ▁ ▁In ▁general ▁however , ▁China ' s ▁foreign ▁policy ▁pron oun c ements ▁were ▁much ▁more ▁rest rained ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁Ma o ▁era , ▁and ▁Be ij ing ▁stated ▁that ▁its ▁aim ▁was ▁now ▁world ▁peace ▁rather ▁than ▁world ▁revolution . ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁at ▁last ▁began ▁to ▁show ▁some ▁improvement ▁and ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Hu ang ▁H ua ▁led ▁a ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁Soviet ▁general ▁secretary ▁Leon id ▁Bre zh ne v ' s ▁fun eral ▁in ▁November