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MDTTAN 2348
(A) I SHALL BE IN GUANGZHOU FROM 27 FEBRUARY TO 1 MARCH, AND IN PEKING INTIL 4 MARCH AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED. I WILL MAKE TRAVEL
AND HOTEL BOOKING ARRANGEMENTS FROM HERE: SUBSISTENCE AND COSTS WILL
BE PAID BY HKG. MY MAIN WORRY IS CAAC'S CAPACITY TO SPOIL EVERY- THING. LOAN OF ANY EXPERTISE OF GUANXI YOU HAVE IN ARRANGING ONWARD
FLIGHT CONFIRMATIONS WOULD BE VERY WELCOME.
(B) I GAVE UP THE IDEA OF XIAMEN BECAUSE IT IS LOOKING RATHER OVER VISITED. INSTEAD, I WANT TO GO TO JIANGSU: NANJING BUT ALSO, IF POSSIBLE, THE COUNTRYSIDE. IF TIME AND TRAINS ALLOW I SHOULD ALSO LIKE TO GO TO HANGZHOU. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR IAN ORR'S
VIEWS ON WHETHER I COULD MANAGE BOTH.
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I WILL BE DISCUSSING MY WHOLE TRIP WITH LI RUOHE OF NCNA ON THURSDAY (16 FEBRUARY) AND WILL ASK FOR HIS ASSISTANCE IN ARRANGING APPOINTMENTS IN GUANGZHOU, NANJING AND POSSIBLE HANGZHOU.
9.
SHANGHAI
THE THOUGHTS IN PARAS 3 TO 5 ABOVE APPLY TO SHANGHAI AS WELL AS PEKING. HOWEVER I SHOULD ALSO LIKE TO VISIT FUDAN UNIVERSITY, AND IF IAN ORR WERE ABLE TO LOCATE A PROFESSOR WANG GUO-AN IN THE CHINESE LITERATURE DEPARTMENT I SHOULD BE DELIGHTED. I HAVE BEEN INTERESTED TO READ THAT SHANGHAI HAS TO SURRENDER A FAR HIGHER PROPORTION OF ITS FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS TO PEKING THAN, SAY, GUANGZHOU AND I SHOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW THAT WHOLE MECHANISM WORK. I AM ALSO INTRIGUED BY CONTINUAL TALKS OF
STOCK AND OTHER CAPITAL MARKETS. ANOTHER TOPIC OF PARTICULAR INTEREST IS HONG KING INVESTMENT IN SHANGHAI (REAL ESTATE AS WELL AS INDUSTRIAL) WHICH HAS APPEARED IN THE NEWSPAPERS HERE QUITE A LOT RECENTLY. FROM HONG KONG'S POINT OF VIEW THERE ARE OBVIOUS BENEFITS TO BE HAD IN INCREASING LINKS WITH SHANGHAI, AND INDEED OTHER MAJOR URBAN CENTRES, TO COUNTER BALANCE TO SOME EXTENT ITS HUGE AND GROWING INVESTMENT IN GUANGDONG.
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IF IAIN ORR COULD CONFIRM THAT THE PROPOSED DATES ARE ACCEPTABLE I WILL IN DUE COURSE SEND DETAILS OF MY INTINERARY WITH FLIGHT TIMES, HOTEL BOOKINGS, ETC., AS WELL AS THE RESULTS OF MY DISCUSSION WITH NCNA.
SIGNED SE BRADLEY
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