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Firstly, on the international front, Russia's desire to conquer
China is still strong and special caution must be taken against this.
Recent invasion of Afghanistan is the first step of her invasion south-
ward, and this must not be overlooked. The Central Government has ordered
Sinkiang and Tibet to be on the full alert for invaders. In the past
we had suffered too much at the hands of the Russians. We must seek
revenge.
Anti-hegemonism requires determination and action, not begging or
concession. We are not afraid of war. Why should we be scared since we
have one billion people to back us up? The most important mission in.
our foreign affairs in the next ten to twenty years is to work whole-
heartedly against Soviet hegemonism. We must not allow it to have its
way.
Secondly, we must make a good job of the work on Hong Kong and Macau in
a bold and careful manner, do well in research work and aim at long-term
benefits. Flexibility and diversity are necessary, but the Party's
principles must be adhered to. The Hong Kong-Macau issue will be solved
together with the Taiwan issue in future. There is no urgency. One day
the issues will be solved. If unfortunately, I, Deng Xiaoping, has gone
to see Karl Marx by that time, we members of the Chinese Communist Party
would still have to handle the Hong Kong-Macau issue properly.
Thirdly, there are 17 years to go before the expiry of the Kowloon and
New Territories Lease. Both Britain and the Hong Kong authorities have
tried several times to get an answer from us on the possibility of extending
the lease, but this is not possible. The unfair treaties left behind by
the Ching Dynasty must be abolished, otherwise we are not true communists.
The expiry of the lease is quite a headache. You may as well give some
thoughts to it to see if there can be other solutions? The setting up of
special zones in Shenzhen is to speed up the four modernisations and to
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