Kong, including efforts to rally the support of more people and develop in various ways an international united front against hegemony.
A point shared by China and Britain
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"Both of us have an enemy at our door step. capital of this enemy is Moscow. This is a well-known statement made by Cameron, Britain's National Defence Chief of Staff, during his visit to China in April and May this year. It shocked the whole world at the time. But it was realistic, not fantastic. Therefore, although it caused some trouble, including condemnation from the official Soviet quarters, the British people agreed with it. When Churchill, the British Convervative Party's spokesman on defence affairs, visited Peking in June this year, he echoed Cameron in different language. This shows that as an important member of the second world with a definite say in Western Europe, Britain is an important target to be won over by the Chinese as an ally in Western Europe against Soviet hegemonism. On the other hand, on the basis of its own interests, Britain finds it necessary to further its friendly co-operation with China. Obviously, Hong Kong plays the role of a bridge in developing relations between the two countries. Such is the background to Wang K'uang coming south. One can see from this the importance and urgency the Chinese feel in regard to strengthening their activities in Hong Kong.
The question of taking Hong Kong back
Some people believe that the day will not be too far off when the Chinese Communists will recover Taiwan and that the next target will be Hong Kong. This reminds one of what the leader of the Hong Kong delegation said to Liao Ch'eng-chih on 1 October last year: "Some people in Hong Kong are somewhat worried about what may happen after the expiry of the New Territories Lease 10 years or so from now."
Smiling, Liao
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