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In answer to Chairman Deng's question as to whether Lord Kadoorie had

anything else to say, Lord Kadoorie said that China was following

very sound financial policy by not borrowing excessively. He hoped

that his company and China would create the wealth together. Unlike

many other countries which borrowed heavily and lived beyond their

China was building from the root upwards and not from top to

bottom.

Chairman Deng replied that China only did things which were within her

capabilities, but China's potentials had not been tapped.

Even 80,

China was in a position to repay the loans which she was borrowing.

He said that in co-operating with foreign capital, it should be made certain that they did not lose money.

Only by this would other

When one talked about the

Of course China also hoped that the foreign investor did not make

excessive profit. It should be such that the parties involved were able to share the profit in a fair manner.

investors be encouraged to come into China.

continuation of the open door policy, this particular aspect formed an

integral part of that policy.

Chairman Deng said it will not work if only one party were

benefited.

to be

In a similar way, when negotiations took place in connection with the

question of Hong Kong between China and the U.K., the interests of

China, U.K. and the people of Bong Kong were taken into On this basis an agreement was reached.

consideration.

Chairman Deng said that there remained now the question of Taiwan. He

said one could say that the terms offered to Taiwan were broader than

those available to Hong Kong, in that Taiwan is allowed to keep its

troops. Similarly, the solution for Taiwan cannot be one which

benefited only one side. The interests of Taiwan and those of the

foreign investors with economic ties with Taiwan would be looked

after, or else it would not work.

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