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FROM PEKING 19081OZ DEC 84
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TELNO 3035 OF 19/12/84
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, DTI AND BTC HONG KONG.
MIPT:
PRIME MINISTER'S TALKS WITH PREMIER ZHAO ZIYANG:
BILATERAL RELATIONS
19 DECEMBER:
1.
FOLLOWING SUMMARISES DISCUSSION OF BILATERAL ISSUES IN THE TALKS WITH ZHAO.
(A) INVITATION TO THE QUEEN TO VISIT CHINA
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REPORTED SEPARATELY,
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(B) INVITATION TO PREMIER ZHAO TO VISIT UK
3. THE PRIME MINISTER SAID THAT SHE WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME PREMIER ZHAO TO THE UK AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IN 1985. SHE UNDERSTOOD THAT HE MIGHT BE PLANNING TO VISIT EUROPE IN JUNE. ZHAO SAID THAT HE WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO VISITING BRITAIN AND THAT HE HOPED TO BE ABLE TO DO SO IN JUNE.
(C) ECONOMIC AND TRADE ISSUES
4. THE PRIME MINISTER SAID THAT WE WELCOMED ZHAO'S STATED WISH THAT TRADE WITH WESTERN EUROPE SHOULD GROW FASTER. WE STUDIED CLOSELY CHINA'S PLANS TO DEVELOP THOSE INDUSTRIES IN WHICH BRITISH COMPANIES POSSESSED EXPERTISE. THE PRIME MINISTER PROPOSED THAT AN OFFICIAL HIGH LEVEL TRADE DELEGATION, LED BY LORD YOUNG, SHOULD VISIT CHINA IN EARLY 1985 TO HOLD DETAILED DISCUSSIONS ON HOW TO EXPAND SINO-BRITISH TRADE. ZHAO SAID THAT THIS DELEGATION WOULD BE WELCOME. MARCH WOULD BE THE BEST TIME AS IT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE VISIT TO BE WELL PREPARED AND WOULD FOLLOW THE SPRING FESTIVAL HOLIDAY. THE PRIME MINISTER AGREED. THE VISIT MUST GO WELL. LORD YOUNG WOULD BRING WITH HIM A PARTY OF VERY HIGH LEVEL BRITISH BUSINESSMEN.
5. THE PRIME MINISTER SAID THAT SHE WAS VERY PLEASED THAT WORK IN DEVELOPING CHINA'S OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS WAS GOING WELL. BP WERE PARTICIPATING IN THIS AND WERE PREPARED TO DO FURTHER WORK IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. BRITISH OIL COMPANIES PROBABLY POSSESSED MORE EXPERTISE THAN ANY OTHERS IN EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION WORK IN HARSH WEATHER AREAS. BRTAIN ALSO POSSESSED GREAT EXPERTISE IN THE MINING OF COAL. WE POSSESSED ADVANCED MINING EQUIPMENT AND OUR MANUFACTURERS WERE ALREADY IN CONTACT WITH CHINA.
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THE EMBASSY HAS SEPARATELY REPORTED DISCUSSION ON THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT.
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