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had not pushed their point of principle all the way in their negotiations on Taiwan with the Americans. Mr Abe said that within the framework of principle the Chinese would try to find a realistic solution. Sir J Bullard said that the Chinese had accepted that the goal was the ''prosperity and stability' of Hong Kong and we should hold them to that. Mr Pym reiterated that the problem meanwhile was to maintain confidence.
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