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VISIT OF MR HU YAOBANG'S PARTY TO THE UK': TALKS BETWEEN
MR RENTON AND ZHOU NAN
1.
MR RENTON RECEIVED ZHOU NAN, ACCOMPANIED BY CHEN ZIYING AND
WANG YIHAO, FOR ALMOST AN HOUR'S DISCUSSIONS ON 9 JUNE BEFORE
ZHOU AND SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS HAD TO LEAVE TO TAKE PART IN
THE DISCUSSIONS AT NO 10. THE CONVERSATION OPENED WITH A MUTUAL
RECALL OF THE PRODUCTIVENESS OF THEIR EARLIER MEETING IN JANUARY
IN PEKING, WITH ZHOU NAN SINGLING OUT THE AGREEMENT REACHED ON THE FORMULA FOR SHIPS' VISITS. A NUMBER OF BILATERAL SUBJECTS
WERE THEN COVERED BEFORE THE CONVERSATION TURNED TO HONG KONG.
2. BOTH MINISTERS PRAISED THE AGREEMENTS FOR INVESTMENT PROT-
ECTION, DEVELOPMENT LOANS AND STUDENT EXCHANGES (THE Y K PAO
SCHEME). THEY LOOKED FORWARD TO THE STATE VISIT, WITH ZHOU NAN
PROMISING THAT THE CHINESE WOULD SURPASS THE ARRANGEMENTS MADE
FOR ANY OTHER HEAD OF STATE IN SEEKING TO MAKE THE QUEEN'S VISIT
ENJOYABLE. MR RENTON EXPRESSED PLEASURE THAT A CHINESE LEADER
WOULD ATTEND THE RETURN BANQUET ON BRITANNIA IN SHANGHAI.
3. BOTH SIDES REFERRED TO THE TRADE RELATIONSHIP AND THE WISH
TO EXPAND IT FURTHER. ZHOU NAN FORESHADOWED A RESPONSE TO THE
PRIME MINISTER'S HOPE THAT THE CHINESE MIGHT BUY CONTAINER SHIPS
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