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(d) to encourage and promote Chinese interest in

the expansion of the EEC; end to convince

the Chinese that we shall be a force to be

reckoned with in the Enlarged Community;

(e) to encourage the Chinese to buy more from

Britain;

(f) to bring the Chinese to a better understanding

of our values and our way of life;

(g) to continue to resist pressure frou Peking to

establish official Chinese representation in

Hong Kong; and as far as is possible, to

persuade the Chinese to agree that the present

status quo in Hong Kong should be maintained.

Pattern of the talks

5. The issues which we would like to broach with the

Chinese and those which they are likely to bring up with

us divide conveniently into four:

(I) bilateral matters;

(II) international subjects of general interest;

(III) international subjects of bilateral interest;

(IV) commercial relations.

We have suggested to the Chinese that the first three

subjects might be dealt with in three separate sessions

of talks with Mr Chi P'eng-fei and the last subject in

talks with the Minister of Foreign Trade, Mr Fai

Isiang-kuo.

We have also proposed talks with

Mr Chou En-lai and a call on Chairman Mao Tse-tung. If

these take place, they are likely to be wide-ranging.

Bilateral matters

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6.

(a)

Improvement in our relations and exchanges of Ministerial visits

The Secretary of State will wish to emphasise the

/importance