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West's overall relationship with China.

4.

The programme for Hua's visit will probably

include two sessions of talks with the Prime Minister

and an exchange of dinners; lunch at Buckingham Palace;

entertainment by the Duke of Kent (as Vice Chairman

of the BOTB), the Lord Mayor of London, the Governor

of the Bank of England, and the Speaker; and industrial and commercial visits inside and outside

London.

We are also considering, in consultation

with other departments and the Chinese as appropriate,

the possibility of concluding an Air Services Agreement

a Cultural Agreement, a Trade Protocol or an Understanding on Agricultural Cooperation in time for signature during the visit.

5.

Our principal objectives for the visit will

be to impress Hua with Britain as a stable and

prosperous society, and as a source of top-level industrial, agricultural, energy and defence equipment

and technology; to establish at the highest level a productive and understanding relationship between China and Britain; to encourage the Chinese Government in general to play a more active and responsible role in international affairs; to probe Hua's views on relations with the Soviet Union and to put our own views to him; and to influence his thinking on other issues, particularly those of special concern to us (eg

Southern Africa).

6.

The Prime Minister should also be advised to

discuss Asia, particularly Indochina, and China's role in the area; trade and defence sales; and

Hong Kong. A number of other bilateral issues could also usefully be raised briefly.

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