(18 Oct 1976) Former United States Defense Secretary James Schlesinger was one of the few Americans in Communist China when Chairman Mao died and Hua Kuo-Fen assumed control as the new party chairman. Hua is considered by China experts to be a moderate and a leader of the faction supporting a close relationship with the United States. Schlesinger said Hua would maintain close ties with the United States, and and the former secretary played down talk that a China-Soviet accord is probable.
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