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who are sensible and practical-minded will determine, as far as subjective and objective circumstances permit, what can be done and what cannot be done. which is incommensurate with the strength of their own country and which is not permitted by circumstances will not be undertaken. Not to undertake these matters may not be their original aim, but they know full well that to persist will lead to naught and will only bring trouble. On the Falklands issue, Britain won the war
But defending the and naturally had much to crow about. islands is, after all, a highly involved and costly business which is beyond the strength of Britain to maintain. That is why Britain is now withdrawing her troops from the Falklands step by step. Even the aircraft carrier which served as Britain's flagship in the Falklands war was recently sold off to India and can no longer be used by Britain had Britain if war over the Falklands resumes.
of course thought of this point much earlier and had, therefore, repeatedly broached the question of negotiations to Argentina in a bid to normalize relations and resolve
the Falklands issue satisfactorily. Offers like
"administrative right in exchange for sovereignty",
"dual rule" and "autonomy" began to surface.
a very realistic deplomatic move.
This is
Testing the other party's reaction is only expected
On the question of Hong Kong, it would naturally be in line with the development of British interests if Britain could set up a British-style system of "Hongkong people ruling Hong Kong" which would then be recognized by Beijing as a "fait accompli" and accepted as it is. Thus making a move or two to test Beijing's reaction is only expected of her.
However,
if Beijing sees through the play and raises objections according to the principles contained in the Joint
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