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better able to judge whether the risks of introducing legislation while Chinese tempers are still hot after the NPC is outweighed by the risks of leaving introduction until after Easter.
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very conscious that you will not want to give the impression of
drift. Equally, I think it is still a bit early to take a conclusive decision that there is no longer any hope of talks with the Chinese.
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