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RETURNING TO CHINA. THE POLITICAL ADVISER SAID HE WAS GLAD TO HEAR THE VIEW THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TEMPORARY AND HOPED THAT THE NUMBERS WOULD INDEED BE REDUCED, HE EMPHASISED THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT BECAME A MAJOR DIFFICULTY OR A SUBJECT OF WIDESPREAD PUBLIC CONCERN.
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