The World : Navy Ships to Visit China

U.S. warships will visit China for the first time under an agreement between Peking and the Washington on port calls by ships capable of carrying nuclear weapons. A port call scheduled for May, 1985, was postponed after Peking complained over this issue. The agreement was announced by Defense Minister Zhang Aiping, who gave no details. He said that U.S. naval vessels could visit the East China Sea port of Qingdao as early as this month. Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger is to visit China on Oct. 7-11 to discuss defense ties between the two nations.