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6.

4.

5.

change their present way

any

losses or chunge

of life,

unsure that the living standards of the people of Taiwan would not be lowered and that the economic interests of

would ast be affected and

foreign countries in Tailan

even

let Taiwan keep

its

army

and extensive

organisations."

он Ташки by Deng Xiaoping was drawn (in conversation

The analogy between China's position and that on Hong Kong

with the Governor in March 1979, He said that the Uk would be aware of cfinc's policy on Taiwch that on its return to China there would be

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Change in the social system, nor would loving standards be affected. Taiwan could still enjoy a special status armed forces, and local autonomy and even

Ker own

even though she would be part of China. There could never

be

well as

oh

two clincs or one and a half Chinas. This was the c Linese position on Hong Leong and Macao Taiwan. "This was

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long-standing policy. They had dopted it because they needed Hong Leong".

In Lss talk with Lord Carrington in April 1981, Deng repeated these observations on Taiwan, odding that

it would be necessary for Teilson to abandon nime by wasch it called itself as well as its flag,

long-term policy and not a matter of expectancy. it also reflected China's polscy towods problems of a similar nature.

the

This was

то

problems of

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the Chinese, Hong Kong and Taiwan ave Terra irredenta that could not be viewed in

unchanged way of life and isolation. Dong's references to on potitial system could imply acceptance of a contiming degree of Britise admausstration in Hong Kong, though within the framework a uk recognition of China's sovereignty. Ang arrangement

conscious exemple

of

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Taiwanese to return voluntarily to

hose lines would be for the Chinese and inducement to the the fold.

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