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CONFIDENTIAL

CHINA: ANNUAL REVIEW FOR 1985

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19 FEB 1935

DESK OFFICER

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Far Eastern Department

14 February 1986

PS/PUS

Sir W Harding

Mr Galsworthy, HKD Miss Neville-Jones,

Planning Staff Mr Walker, RD (FE) Mr Rollo, Economic

Advisery

Sir P Cradock,

10 Downing Street Mr Wright, Assessments Staff, Cabinet Office M. Beston, 0T2/3, DT1

I submit Sir R Evans' Annual Review for 1985, together

with the Peking Embassy's Calender of Events. This is a

good despatch. It provides a full and balanced survey of

Chinese internal and external affairs and of UK-China

relations. I agree with its broad judgements

·

I have sent

an interim acknowledgement; in line with the PUS' standing

instructions, we shall reply substantively to Sir R Evans in

due course, incorporating any comments you and other have on

this submission. The following aspects seem to me to

deserve particular attention.

China Internal Situation

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2. Sir R Evans is optimistic. He does not see the reform

programme itself being at risk, either before or after the

death of Deng Xiaoping" (paragraph 8). A judgement about

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