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Hike RECORD OF A MEETING BETWEEN THE LORD PRIVY SEAL AND Hier oyo VICE PREMIER JI PENGFEI AT THE GREAT HALL OF
PEOPLE AT 1800 HOURS ON TUESDAY 5 JANUARY 1982. JAN DOL
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Lord Privy Seal' Sir Percy Cradock Mr. Tom Arnold, MP Mr. R. Westbrook
Mr. M.A. Arthur
Mr. M.W. Atkinson
Mr. A.C. Galsworthy R.N. Pierce
Ashton
"Mr.
Mr. J.
Vice Premier Ji Pengfei Vice Foreign Minister
Zhang Canming
Mr. Wang Benzuo
Mr. Zheng Yaowen
Mr. Tang Longbin
1.
Vice Premier Ji welcomed the Lord Privy Seal, who
replied that he was delighted to be in China.
2.
Vice Premier Ji said that relations with the United
Kingdom were good and it was always a pleasure to welcome friends. Relations were continuing to improve, and an increasing exchange of visits would assist these developments. The Mayor of Shanghai had recently visited the United Kingdom. The Lord Privy Seal replied that such an exchange of views was sensible, since personal contact was important to increasing understanding. He had himself hosted a dinner in London for the Mayor of Shanghai, and would be seeing him later that week in Shanghai.
3.
He had enjoyed his discussions with Vice Minister Zhang Canming that morning, and he hoped that the Chinese
side felt the same. Vice Premier Ji said that he was sure they had been very interesting. It was good for friends to exchange views. There had been no disagreement or quarrels. The Lord Privy Seal said that he looked forward to a further discussion the next day, when he trusted that there would also
be no quarrels.
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