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In working further on the text, you might look again at one two points which could give a flavour, as presently drafted,
that the talks are over or that we saw no prospect at all of
reaching agreement on the remaining issues (eg the second
paragraph of page 1, the penultimate paragraph on page 2, and the
end of the last full paragraph on page 6).
5. In press briefing over the next few days, I think we should
similarly keep the emphasis on our wish to continue the process
provided that the Chinese side are also ready to do so.
We may
need to make later the harder-hitting points about underlying
to Chinese motives in the talks. But in the spirit of minimising
Opportunities for them to take offence, I hope we can maintain a measured line for as long as possible.
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