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POLICY TOWARDS CHINA
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Telephone No. Ext.
Department
[Cover Note:
The Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary and the
Defence Secretary agreed that FCO and MOD
officials should jointly prepare a paper on
British policy towards China which would inter
alia provide a framework for a proper evaluation
of British defence sales to China. Such a paper
would also cover the commercial opportunities,
and discuss how best to exploit them subject to
our other objectives and commitments. Other
interested Departments would be involved at a
later stage. ]
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INTRODUCTION
1. Under the new leadership which has emerged after
Mao's death, 'China has made it clear that she is seeking
to increase purchases of equipment and technology in
the West to strengthen her economy and her military
capability. This presents opportunities, but also poses
some fundamental issues. Individual British decisions
/should
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