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Russians continue to tease the Chinese on this point but the
Chinese have so far swallowed their ideological pride presumably
because of the tangible benefits which the Colony brings.
FUTURE CHINESE POLICY
8. Much will depnd on how the Chinese leadership evolves over
the next decade. At present Chou En-lai seems firmly in the
saddle. As long as he remains at the helm, it is reasonable to
expect that policies of comparative restraint and realism as
regards Hong Kong will continue.
more difficult to predict the course of events after he and Mao
die.
But Chou is 73 and it is much
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