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is planning a trip to South America later this year).
not know when he will step down, and there can be no
guarantee that a successor will be younger and more
vigorous.
9.
Although President Yang is not one of the most
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executive responsibilities, he is a figure > some eight.
He remains a member of the Politburo and is Permanent Vice
Chairman of the party's Military Commission. He will
doubtless be accompanied by a senior Minister with whom a
full range of political talks can be held. A visit by
President Yang in 1990 the first State Visit from the PRC
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would help maintain the momentum of high level inward
visits from China. As the Chinese received the State Visit
by HM The Queen in 1986 and will receive TRH The Prince and
Princess of Wales in November this year, we are under a
strong obligation to reciprocate.
10.
At present there is no free slot for an additional
Inward State Visit in 1990. But it would be possible to
postpone issuing a formal invitation to the Sultan of
Brunei.
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