2.
Implications for Hong Kong of China's policy
DSR 11C
Annex A
oh Taiwan
China's polscy
on Taiwan
is
to achieve a
peaceful take-over through negociation. However, as
L
last resort, the use of force is not ruled out.
This policy has two main elements :
(a)
the demand that the authorities
ои
Taiwan
must cease to use attributes of national status
the "Republic of China" flag, and
Such as
(6) the offer of an
undertaking
on the part of the peoples Republic of China to respect existing realities"
ой
Taiwan
•
was first outlined by Deng us Congressional delegation
In January 1979, in
The Chinese have repeatedly emplasised the second of these points since it Xiaoping in conversation with a
meeting with anoth in July 1978. Congressional delegation, Deng added that in the event of an
peaceful reunification there would be
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<greement difficulty" so Tarwan's maintaining its own
no
security forces.
local
He said that Taiwan could have a which would differ from others within Chinc
government
Roving
more self- government"
3.
A commentary broadest su
Oka
in
9 February 1981 gave a detailed account of Deng's offer
China, it grid,
"
would respect the system currently
in Taiwan, pay
attention to
the opinions of prop effect sh all walks of life in Taiwan, adopt reasonable policies cause the people of Taiwal
and measures,
make efforts not to
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