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HKB 02711
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MDHIAN 4942
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FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1145
OF 270133Z JUNE 88
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
COPY
FCO FOR NEWS DEPT, FED AND HKD
LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT TO CHINA: PRESS STATEMENT.
FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF LORD GLENARTHUR'S PRESS STATEMENT IN PEKING ON 25 JUNE:
BEGINS:
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THIS HAS BEEN MY FIRST AND FASCINATING VISIT TO CHINA. MY WIFE AND I ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT FOR INVITING US AND FOR THE WARM WELCOME THEY HAVE GIVEN US.
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FIRST A WORD ABOUT WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING. I HAVE HAD AN EXTREMELY INTERESTING AND PRODUCTIVE SESSION OF TALKS WITH VICE FOREIGN MINISTER MR ZHOU NAN. WE'VE ALSO HAD FURTHER CHANCES TO TALK LESS FORMALLY OVER A DINNER HE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO HOST FOR US, AND AT A LUNCH AT THE AMBASSADOR'S HOUSE.
3. IN ADDITION TO THESE TALKS I WAS VERY PLEASED THAT THE FOREIGN MINISTER MR QIAN QICHEN, WAS KIND ENOUGH TO SEE ME AND TO DISCUSS A WIDE RANGE OF INTERNATIONAL ISSUES.
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4. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DISCUSS THE TREMENDOUS AND GROWING RANGE OF LINKS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA, BUILDING ON A SERIES OF CONTACTS BETWEEN MINISTERS MOST RECENTLY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENERGY'S SUCCESSFUL VISIT LAST WEEK. TO PUT IT IN A NUTSHELL, RELATIONS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA ARE EXCELLENT. WE TALKED ABOUT BRITISH INVOLVEMENT IN THE EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE NOW TAKING PLACE IN CHINA AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO VISIT THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE SITE, THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE CHINA DAILY, THE XINHUA/THOMSON FOUNDATION TRAINING SCHOOL FOR JOURNALISTS, AND THE BRITISH COUNCIL WHO ARE ALREADY DOING GREAT WORK HERE. WE ARE KEEN TO SEE MORE CHINESE STUDENTS COME TO STUDY IN BRITAIN, AND I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO MR ZHOU NAN ABOUT THE EXTRA EFFORTS INCLUDING MORE MONEY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
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THAT WE ARE MAKING TO TAKE THIS FORWARD.
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