TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1993
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GOVERNOR PATTEN: I don't think it's greatly in
the dark, but I do think it's moving towards a policy. And I think it wants to establish a policy which has the broadest possible support in Congress, which brings together both the executive and the Congress in a broad
alliance.
That's what I think the administration is trying to do at the moment, and I repeat that it's my hope that my visit this week will have helped to ensure that everybody takes account of our position when they're framing their final policy.
QUESTION: Do you think China will accept a way
of having dialogue to solve
of having dialogue sorry
the problems, if that is not the style of China?
GOVERNOR PATTEN: Well, I think that China will
come to accept in the next few years that everybody else in the world pretty well tries to sort out their problems through dialogue. And if China wants to sort out problems such as those on the trade front, it will have to be
through dialogue as well.
QUESTION: Are you happy with the progress in
Beijing about the electoral arrangements?
GOVERNOR PATTEN: Well, we've had we've had
two rounds of talks. I think that they've been conducted
in a sincere atmosphere. There are very good professional
diplomats discussing these issues, and I hope
--
QUESTION: Are you happy with the substance of
the electoral arrangements?
/GOVERNOR PATTEN: