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BRITAIN CAN OFFER VALUABLE EXPERIENCE TO ENSURE SATISFACTORY
PROJECT COMPLETION.
THE CHINESE LEADERSHIP HAS A MAJOR TASK IN RESTRUCTURING
ITS ECONOMY AND ASSISTANCE FROM EXPERIENCED NATIONS SHOULD PROVE
INVALUABLE. IN THE ENERGY SECTOR MY DEPARTMENT IS ACTIVELY
ENCOURAGING COOPERATION, UNDER FAIR CONDITIONS OF TRADE, BETWEEN
CHINESE AND UK INDUSTRY. MUCH HAS BEEN ACHIEVED ALREADY AND
THERE IS GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE PARTNERSHIP WHICH HAS
BEEN ESTABLISHED BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES WILL FLOURISH AND LAST
LONG INTO THE FUTURE.
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