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In a number of other ways, however, Xu was heavy handed and his approach certainly struct participants at the briefing as condescending. To this extent Emily Lau's article in last week's FEER is correct. Xu's point at 4 (d) i.e. that administration is a gift to be bestowed not by Britain but by China, and from above at that, has got up readers' noses here. Xu's specification of the well known "unexpected events" at 4(f) is of interest: The events to which China would take particular exception now include a change of Government in the UK. Missing, interestingly, is any warning about the Garrison.
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At 4(h) Xu has clearly spotted the cunningly proferred chalice, but found it necessary to drink. In other words he has, as we do, to play the ball where it lies; press briefings will not solve all his problems.
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(J.D.I. Boyd)
Political
ical Adviser
CC: P.A.B. Thomson, Esq., Peking
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