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Their relations with ASEAN were good. They regarded Pol Pot as having been mistaken but now reformed. They said that the disputed islands in the South China Sea undoubtedly belonged to China. Their relations with Japan were good.
China wished to become a leader of the Third World, hence their attitude to the Falkland Islands operations.
My overall impression was that if China modernises, the Party would be in danger of losing control and that the Party leaders would put their future first.
So far as British firms were concerned, many complained that after long negotiations, the Chinese said they had no money.
It is understood that British Aerospace will be supplying Sea Dart missiles to their new destroyers BP and Shell also hoped to take part in off-shore oil development.
It was said that only companies who could afford to pay for up to five years' unproductive work would have much opportunity of succeeding in the Chinese market.
I hope that these remarks may be of some value.
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