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3. IN DOING THIS, U SHOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I HAVE IT IN MIND TO PUT YOUR PROPOSAL FORMALLY TO WU XUEQIAN EARLY NEXT WEEK. I THINK THIS WOULD BE RIGHT IN TERMS OF THE PROPRIETIES (SEMI-COLON) AND IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO HEAR WU'S REACTION AT FIRST

HAND.

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