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5. THE SUBSTANCE OF PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 ABOVE WAS PRINTED IN
THE SCP. IT IS ODD THAT THE PRESS HAVE BECOME INTERESTED IN
THE IDEA OF A TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, AND ZHONG HAS DONE NOTHING TO DI SABUSE THEM OF THE IDEA. PARAGRAPH 3 MAINLY FOLLOWS THE
LINE TAKEN BY ZHAO ZIYANG WITH THE LPS, AND BY THE LPS WITH
THE PRESS. THE FIFTH SENTENCE DISAGREES WITH, AND PERHAPS SUPERSEDES, YK PAO'S CLAIM THAT HUANG HUA HAD SAID IT WAS UP TO US TO PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS (HONG KONG TELNO 003 TO YOU). 6. PARAGRAPH 4 ABOVE, WHICH DID NOT APPEAR IN THE SCMP ARTICLE, AGAIN DRAWS ATTENTION TO SOVEREIGNTY AS THE NUB OF
THE QUESTION.
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