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(d) to encourage and promote Chinese interest in
the expansion of the EEC; end to convince
the Chinese that we shall be a force to be
reckoned with in the Enlarged Community;
(e) to encourage the Chinese to buy more from
Britain;
(f) to bring the Chinese to a better understanding
of our values and our way of life;
(g) to continue to resist pressure frou Peking to
establish official Chinese representation in
Hong Kong; and as far as is possible, to
persuade the Chinese to agree that the present
status quo in Hong Kong should be maintained.
Pattern of the talks
5. The issues which we would like to broach with the
Chinese and those which they are likely to bring up with
us divide conveniently into four:
(I) bilateral matters;
(II) international subjects of general interest;
(III) international subjects of bilateral interest;
(IV) commercial relations.
We have suggested to the Chinese that the first three
subjects might be dealt with in three separate sessions
of talks with Mr Chi P'eng-fei and the last subject in
talks with the Minister of Foreign Trade, Mr Fai
Isiang-kuo.
We have also proposed talks with
Mr Chou En-lai and a call on Chairman Mao Tse-tung. If
these take place, they are likely to be wide-ranging.
Bilateral matters
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(a)
Improvement in our relations and exchanges of Ministerial visits
The Secretary of State will wish to emphasise the
/importance