PEACEFUL SETTLE ENT OF THE ATAR/ ISRAEL DISPUTE. THE VICE PREMIER TOLD ME ABOUT CHINA'S RELATIONS WITH ITS NEIGHBOURS AND WITH THE UNITED STATES. WE DISCUSSED THE FORTHCOMING SUMMIT IN MEXICO ON DEVELOPMENT MJESTIONS. WE ARE BOTH DETERMINED TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO UPHOLD THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM AND SELF-DETERMINATION OF AFGHANISTAN AND CAMBODIA, AND THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE OF POLAND TO SETTLE THEIR AAOI UVUTVURE. I CAN TRULY SAY THAT ON ALL THESE QUESTIONS WE HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF EACH OTHER'S VIEWS - AND ON MOST OF THEM WE ARE IN FULL AGREEMENT.
4. I WAS MOST GRATEFUL TO PREMIER ZHAO ZIYANG FOR GIVING ME A FULL EXPLANATION OF THE PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF THE CHINESE ECONOMY. BRITAIN IS NO STRANGER TO ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES, SO I WAS WELL PLACED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HE TOLD ME.
I AGREED WITH THE PREMIER THAT TEMPORARY DIFFICULTIES SHOULD NOT PREVENT ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN US. 1 VALUED HIS ASSURANCE THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ATTACHES GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THIS AND SEES BRITAIN AS A MAIN TRADING PARTNER IN EUROPE. I IN TURN ASSURED HIM THAT BRITISH TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY, WITH THE FULL SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT, LOOK FORWARD TO FRUITFUL COOPERATION WITH CHINA IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
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IT WAS AN HONOUR TO BE RECEIVED TODAY BY VICE-CHAIRMAN DENG XIAOPING. WE DISCUSSED A WIDE RANGE OF QUESTIONS OF MUTUAL INTEREST, INCLUDING EAST-WEST RELATIONS, AFGHANISTAN AND CAMBODIA. IN DISCUSSION OF HONG KONG, WE SPOKE IN PARTICULAR ABOUT THE PROSPECTS FOR COOPERATION IN THE ECONOMIC FIELD TO THE MUTUAL ADVANTAGE OF CHINA AND HONG KONG, VICE-CHAIRMAN DENG XIAOPING REPEATED TO ME WITH EVEN GREATER EMPHASIS THE ASSURANCES HE GAVE TO THE GOVERNOR TWO YEARS AGO THAT INVESTORS IN HONG KONG CAN PUT THEIR HEARTS AT EASE. THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG IS A COMMON INTEREST BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA, SHARED BY HONG KONG ITSELF. IN THE LIGHT OF MY DISCUSSIONS, I AM CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL BE MAINTAINED.