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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"

A commentary broadest su

9 February 1981 gave

China, it orid,

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effect in Taiwan,

Peking Radio's service for Taiwan

detailed account of Deng's offer.

would respect the system currently

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pay

attention

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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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