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5. SAID THAT THERE WAS HEIGHTENED ANXIETY ABOUT THE USE OF NUCLEAR POWER IN BOTH. BUT DID NOT KNOW WHETHER THIS HEIGHTENED ANXIETY WAS LIKELY TO LAST OR, IF SO, TO WHAT EXTENT. Lil SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE CONSEQUENCES OF CHERNOBYL'' WITH BRITISH MINISTERS IN LONDON. # SAID I WAS SURE HE WOULD HAVE AMPLE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS.
6. THE DINNER LASTED FOR LITTLE MORE THAN 45 MINUTES AND NONE OF THE AMBASSADORS GOT ANY CHANCE TO SPEAK PERSONALLY TO HU OR MEMBERS OF HIS PARTY. AS I WAS LEAVING, HOWEVER, ZHOU NAN SAID THAT HE EXPECTED THAT WE WOULD MEET MORE THAN ONCE BEFORE HE LEFT FOR LONDON WITH HU. THIS COULD MEAN THAT HE WILL SOON HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY TO ME ABOUT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH WU XUEQIAN
IN BRUSSELS.
7. HU WAS QUICK IN HIS MOVEMENTS AND QUICK ON THE UPTAKE. BUT I GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE WAS AN IMPATIENT TEMPER JUST BELOW THE SURFACE. AT DINNER, HE AND LI PENG DID ALL THE TALKING ON THE CHINESE SIDE. EVEN ZHOU NAN SEENED A BIT OVERAWED. FEI XIATONG
JUST BEAMED. ZHU LIANG (YOUNGISH AND A BIT UNGAINLY) MADE NO SOCIAL EFFORT AT ALL. THERE WERE NO TOASTS OR SPEECHES.
EVANS
GUANGDONG
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ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
GUANGDONG NUCLEAR
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NED
TRED
HKD
PUSD(MR CROWLEY) WED
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