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Kong.
They have also brought Britain and China closer
together.
They have given fresh impetus to the efforts
of both countries to develop strong and wide-ranging
relations between us. Excellent prospects for strengthening
cultural links already exist; and the potential for economic
cooperation is now greater than ever before.
In many of the areas which are essential to
your modernisation plans, Britain has a great deal of
experience, and I believe we in Britain can make an enormous
contribution to helping you build a strong and prosperous
China, and we look forward to doing so.
Strength and prosperity at home require peace and
stability abroad. As Chairman Deng has said, like the rest
of the people of the world, we really need a peaceful
environment. How true that is. Both Britain and China have
shown themselves capable and willing to work for a more stable
world, free of the threat of conflict. With our shared
goodwill and our constructive attitude to international issues,
we should now redouble our efforts to contribute jointly
to world peace and prosperity.
Tennyson's ringing call: to strive, to seek, to find, and not
to yield.
The spirit shouldbe that of
Mr. Premier, it has been a great personal pleasure for
me to renew the friendly contacts we had on my last visit. We
have had excellent talks again today, and I look forward to
welcoming you to London next year. For now, in thanking you
for this magnificent banquet, may I use the words of a Chinese
saying to describe the growing friendship between our two
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