This has never been our policy.
Decisions about the pace of
As I have already
democratisation before 1997 are for us to take. made clear, we want to see a substantial step forward in 1991 and to introduce a system which is capable of further development after 1997. Obviously this would be the best way to proceed.
not mean falling in behind the Chinese.
This does
But it does mean taking
account of the contacts we have had with China on this subject.
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