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Important to deepen understanding of each other's
country.
Welcome steady growth in contacts, visits and
exchanges, at all levels.
The Queen, Prime Minister and
And UK pleased to several Ministers have visited China.
welcome Chinese leaders to UK in 1985 and 1986.
this will continue.
Hope
Student exchange particularly valuable.
Pleased ac
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growing number of Chinese students in UK. Fellowships announced by the Queen should show Chinese
Her Majesty researchers very best UK can offer.
glad to meet the first Royal Fellows in London on
19 March 1987. Pleased at presence of VSO/British
Council teachers in China.
Cultural: Pleased that Chinese Central Ballet could
visit UK last autumn, and that Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet
Company propose to visit China in near future.
Interested to learn of joint Anglo/Chinese/Italian film
project "The Last Emperor" (British producer, premier in
autumn 1987).
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