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DSR 11C
Annex
Implications for Hong Kong of China's policy on Triwan
China's policy
on Taiwan
is to achieve
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peaceful take-over through negociation. However, as
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last resort, the use of force is not ruled out.
This policy has two main elements :
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on Taiwan
(a) the demand that the authorities
cease to use attributes of national status
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the "Republic of China" flag, and (6) the offer of an undertaking
on the part of the peoples Republic of China to respect "existing realities"
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Teiwan
The Chinese have repeatedly emphasised the second of these points since it was first outlined by Deng conversation with a US Congressional delegation Xiaoping
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in July 1978. In January 1979, in a meeting with another Congressional delegation, Deng coldled that in the event of an
peaceful reunification there would be agreement difficulty" in Taiwan's maintaining its own security forces, local government
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He said that Taiwan could have a which would differ from others within China
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more self- government"
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9 February 1981 gave
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Peking Radio's service for Taiwan
detailed account of Deng's offer.
would respect the system currently
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pay
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the opinions of people
in all walks of life in Taiwan, adopt reasonable policies
make efforts not to cause the people of Taiwan
and measures, make efforts not to
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