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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
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OF 300845Z JUNE 86
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NUCLEAR SAFETY : CHINA
WE ARE ARRANGING TO FAX TO YOU TODAY'S SCMP EDITORIAL ON THE POLITICAL IMPACT OF DAYA BAY IN RESPECT OF HONG KONG/CHINA LINKS. TODAY'S STANDARD EDITORIAL WHICH WE ARE ALSO FAXING HAS THE
SAME MESSAGE ABOUT CONFIDENCE BUT IN RATHER MORE HYSTERICAL TERMS.
2. AS YOU WILL SEE WHEN YOU READ OPINION NO. 489 (FOR THE PERHOD
19-25 JUNE) ELEVEN EDITORIALS IN THE CHINESE PRESS HAVE ASKED CHINA
TO CONSIDER SHELVING OR RESINTING THE PROJECT.
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