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YOUR TEL. NO.S 1906 AND 1907: DAYA BAY ARTICLE BY SECRETARY OF

STATE FOR ENERGY FOR WEN WEN PO.

1. WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE PASSAGE ON DAYA BAY. WE ARE HOWEVER CONCERNED THAT PARTS OF THE DRAFT MIGHT SOUND PATRONISING TO THE CHINESE. THIS IS PRIMARILY FOR PEKING AND FED, BUT WE ARE STRUCK FOR EXAMPLE, TO TAKE PARAGRAPH ONE OF THE DRAFT, BY SUCH PHRASES AS IMMENSELY IMPRESSED'',

**LAUDABLE ACHIEVEMENT'' AND 'CHINA

IS WELL AWARE OF HER LIMITATIONS''.

2. ON DETAIL, ''BEJING'' IN LINE 3 SHOULD OF COURSE BE 'PEKING'' AND IN THE FINAL PARAGRAPH WE SUGGEST THAT ''CHINA'' BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE CHINESE LEADERSHIP'' (TO FIT BETTER WITH ITS ECONOMY **

LATER IN THAT SENTENCE).

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