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BRIEF NO 5
BRIEF NO 6
BRIEF NO 7
BRIEF NO
9(a)
BRIEF NO 8
BRIEF NO
8(b)
BRIEF NO
9(a)
The Chinese were upset by India's recognition of Heng Samrin but we hope Huang Hua will go ahead with plans to visit India this year.
14. Since it was the direct cause of the postponement of the visit last year, the Iran/Iraq war might be raised,
together with the situation in Iran. On the Middle East
(Brief No 5) Lord Carrington could explain our views and policies and seek a renewal of the offer of support for EC moves to achieve a peaceful settlement made by He Ying during
his visit in August 1980. Chinese leverage is limited, but their support could be helpful. The Chinese may wish to discuss Southern Africa and Soviet influence there (Brief No 6).
If time permits, some multilateral issues could be touched on
(CSCE, North-South: Brief No 7).
15. At some point the Chinese could raise the question of disaster relief for China (Brief No 9(a)). We have supported
the idea of a modest EC contribution should the Chinese launch
an appeal.
Second Session
16.
This will cover bilateral issues. The main topic will
be Hong Kong (Brief No 8). Lord Carrington could express satisfaction at the general state of relations over Hong Kong
and at the fact that illegal immigration is now under control,
and go on to outline the problem of maintaining confidence in
Hong Kong in the run up to 1997. He could say that he
proposed to raise this with Deng Xiaoping.
This could lead
on to a discussion of the Guangdong nuclear project (Brief No 8(b))
where Lord Carrington will wish to stress the strong interest
of the British government and UK firms. Lord Carrington could then mention commercial relations more generally. He should
seek to show that we understand the reasons for the current
economic retrenchment in China and that we continue to be
interested in co-operation in the longer term. There will
be no need to go into much detail. He could also refer to
the continued interest of British firms in supplying defence equipment to China, following Mr Pym's visit as Defence Secretary in March 1980 (Brief No 9(a)). He might then
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