1
1
CONFIDENTIAL
SECRETARY OF STATE'S SOCIAL CONTACTS WITH THE CHINESE
AMBASSADOR, 24 AND 25 JUNE
Points to Make
Personal
Grateful for all you have done to promote bilateral
relations during your three postings to London, in
particular for your part in making the Queen's State Visit to China such a success, and in bringing
Premier Zhao to the UK in 1985, and General
Secretary Hu Yaobang in 1986. We look forward to building on this with your successor.
Hope he will be
Best wishes to Foreign Minister Wu.
able to take up our invitation to visit UK.
Bilateral
Desire of all concerned in UK to assist in China's
modernisation programmes. Pleased that two-way trade relations are expanding steadily. Two-way trade almost
£900 m in 1986, over 20% up on 1985. Hope this will continue. Hope projects under discussion within
framework of Development Loan Agreement can move to early
fruition eg Yueyang Power Station.
FC2ABX
CONFIDENTIAL