Hong Kong
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The Chinese views on Sovereignty
'You know the Chinese view on sovereignty they have expressed it many times. You know the British view. You know that treaties are made to be kept'.
China has her view on sovereignty. Britain has three treaties; two of those refer to sovereignty in perpetuity; one of them refers to a lease which ends in 1997. You've got to take all these things into account'.
'The differences are a difference of view on sovereignty'.
'The Chinese position on sovereignty is well-known and that is just a fact. We stand by the treaties because we believe that these treaties are valid in international law'.