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out intensive and comprehensive international economic and technological exchanges before it can stand in the frontline of the world's nations,

or else it will fall behind.'

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of democracy talking about

The long term maintenance of a capitalist system, a democratic political system in the Hong Kong SAR is advantageous to Beijing's enhanced utilization of Hong Kong; the economic exchanges between China and other countries, the introduction of foreign investments into China, the sound- ness of democracy and the legal system in China, and the promotion of peaceful unity with Taiwan. This is a major breakthrough by Communist China and a It is made after studying the current world situat on

tactical decision.

and trend as well as realities in China.

There

At present, the socialist system and the capitalist system are both developing. Internationally, there is a growing demand for peaceful co-existence instead of confrontation between the East and the West. is an irresistible wish of the people for peace and against war. Experience has shown that it is useless for the super-states to force revolutions or

Successive setbackS Western political modes to the neutral territories. suffered by America and Russia are ample proofs. The "one country, two systems" concept put forward by China is not only beneficial to solving conflicts between countries of different social systems peacefully, but also provides a useful example for world peace, stimulating people of different countries to think about solutions to divergent ideologies in the

world.

Taiwan treats the "resisting the communists through democracy" concept as a godsend and declares that it will "support free Hong Kong people" to participate in representative government and to cross sword= with communist China. Pro-Taiwan people have participated actively ir elections in Hong Kong. The writer has asked a senior person of the left what he thinks of this. The reply is, "Hong Kong cannot be an indeper dent

political entity. Their participation in elections will be good to both sides of the strait." What good will it do? There is no elaboration.

The

writer's guess is: Communist China encourages a democratic political system in Hong Kong because if it works in Hong Kong, it will also work to implement

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