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US. WHILE THERE WERE DIFFERENCES THERE WERE ALSO COMMON INTERESTS. DESPITE THE MANY CHANGES IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE, CHINA AND THE US STILL HAD COMMON INTERESTS. WU HOPED THAT THE TWO COUNTRIES COULD OVERCOME THE DIFFERENCES IN IDEOLOGY AND GRADUALLY RESTORE AND DEVELOP THEIR BILATERAL RELATIONS.
COMMENT
5. THE PARAGRAPH ADDED TO WU'S REMARKS RATHER SOFTENS THE SOMEWHAT BELLICOSE TONE OF WHAT HE ACTUALLY SAID. WHETHER WU OMITTED PART OF HIS BRIEF OR THE CHINESE PRESS DID NOT CHECK IT AGAINST DELIVERY WE SHALL PROBABLY NEVER KNOW. THE CHINESE PRESS
HAS ARTICLES ABOUT MFN MOST DAYS. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS CLEARLY STILL VERY PREOCCUPIED WITH THE THREAT OF MFN STATUS BEING REMOVED.
COATES
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ΜΑΙΝ
60
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HKD
FED
NAD
ERD
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DISTRIBUTION
60
WED
SEAD
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