!
CONFIDENTIAL
12060
1
AND FRIENDSHIP SHOULD FLOW FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF
EXCHANGES IN MANY SPHERES OF ACTIVITY, PARTICULARLY BETWEEN OUR YOUNGER GENERATIONS. INTERNATIONALLY,
REGULAR CONSULTATION BETWEEN US ON WORLD ISSUES IS AN
INFLUENCE FOR STABILITY AND WORLD PEACE IN A WORLD WHICH
REMAINS TURBULENT AND BESET BY CRISES.
HAPPILY, EXCHANGES BETWEEN US ARE NOW AT AN
UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL. SINCE PRIME MINISTER MARGARET THATCHER CAME HERE IN 1982, THERE HAVE BEEN VISITS TO
CHINA BY THE BRITISH SECRETARIES OF STATE FOR INDUSTRY
AND ENERGY AND THE MINISTER FOR TRADE: THE MINISTER FOR
THE ARMED FORCES WILL BE COMING HERE NEXT WEEK. AT THE
SAME TIME, THE CHINESE MINISTERS OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND TRADE, PUBLIC HEALTH, METALLURGICAL
INDUSTRIES, AND PETROLEUM HAVE BEEN TO BRITAIN, AND YOUR
MINISTER FOR COAL IS THERE NOW.
THESE AND OTHER EXCHANGES HAVE CREATED THE CONDITIONS
FOR GROWING COOPERATION IN MANY FIELDS. THE BRITISH
GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO DOING ALL IT CAN TO BUILD ON
THE FIRM FOUNDATIONS WE HAVE NOW LAID. BRITISH TECHNOLOGY
AND EXPERTISE IS PARTICULARLY STRONG IN MANY OF THE AREAS
TO WHICH YOU ARE ACCORDING HIGHEST PRIORITY IN YOUR
DEVELOPMENT PLANS. I AM THINKING IN PARTICULAR OF ENERGY,
TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND AGRICULTURE. BRITISH
FIRMS HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND INITIATIVE TO MAKE A LARGE
CONTRIBUTION TO CHINESE MODERNISATION. THE BRITISH
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMAPNY IS BIDDING, FOR EXAMPLE, TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NUCLEAR POWER
STATION IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE. UNDER OUR BILATERAL
TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAMME, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
IS CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR CONSULTANCY PROJECTS FOR CHINA
IN OFFSHORE OIL, EFFICIENT COMBUSTION OF COAL, THE MANUFACTURE OF STEEL, COAL MINING AND ROADS. WHILE IN BRITAIN, YOUR MINISTER OF COAL WILL BE DISCUSSING COOPERATION IN THE MODERNISATION OF A MAJOR COAL MINE, AT KAILUAN. AND WE WELCOME INCREASING NUMBERS OF CHINESE GRADUATES FOR
1
2
CONFIDENTIAL
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.