JUN 11 '91 16:40 BRITISHEMBASSYPEKING
HKGCC Annual Beijing Delegation
Meeting with General Secretary Jiang Zemin
Some brief notes
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(The General Secretary began by drawing attention to the issue of US MFN SLALUS for China. At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr Paul Cheng reported on the HKGCC mission to Washington.)
GENERAL SECRETARY:
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We do recognise that the MFN question is becoming an annual issue. The US Democrats however are not always against China; i l. was by President. Carter, a Democrat, that MFN status first given to China - MIPAI status will benefit not only ina but also the South Asian region.
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Those who oppose MEN now have four major arguments: human rights, forced prison labour, intellectual property aract GAT REST sale. (1) On human rights, the fact that China has successfully clothed and fod 1.15 billion people is a great achievement in itself. Even a little disruption in China will be on that is disastrous for others, like Hong Kong or the US. (2) Using prison Labour to produce for export has never' been China' national policy, although for such a large country as China there may be individual instances where such has been the case, (3) China takes intellectual property protection very seriously although, again, individual instances of violation may exist. (4) AS to arms sale China is far behind any developed countries.
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In sum, (referring to human rights), a country's social should be decided by its own people. They should determine their own definit. i 0118 of human rights, democracy & reedom in: the light of their own experience, culture, tradition and history. China will not impose its socialist system on other countries and neither should other countries their systems on China, Under one-country-two-systems, China will not impose its socjalist system on Hong Kong even though Hong Kong's sovereignty returns to China, in accordance with the joint. declaration. I can say that if Hong Kong does not continue maintain its capitalist system, il will become a dend porn alter
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There is no need for Hong Kong people to be afraid of the Chinese Communist Party; we also enjoy Shakespeare & Beethoven. Many alarmist rumours about communists Are simply not. true,
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