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8. THERE WERE INDICATIONS THAT CHINA WAS EAGER TO DISPEL ANY SPECULATION THAT THERE WERE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION AMONG CHINESE LEADERS OVER THE DAYA BAY MISSUE AND THAT CHINA WOULD HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE MATTER. AN AUTHORITATIVE CHINESE SOURCE TOLD THE PRESS THAT THE DECISION TO GO AHEAD WITH THE PLANT WAS MADE BY BENJING POWER CORE BACK IN 1982, AND DENG XAOPING HAD BEEN COMMITTED TO NT. AS REPORTED IN OUR TELNO 164, THE SOURCE ALSO CLARIFIED THAT THE DAYA BAY QUESTION WAS NOT RAHSED IN THE RECENT DISCUSSION BETWEEN MR. LH KA-SHING AND DENG XIAOPING. IN THIS CONNECTION,' {NT WAS EXTENSIVELY REPORTED THAT CHINA HAD ISSUED FOUR SETS OF REGULATIONS GOVERNING NUCLEAR POWER SAFETY DEMONSTRATING THAT SHE WAS PREPARED TO PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT.
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