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Caveat

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2 Kong's needs;

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China must recognise that, not just the US, but the West in

5 general is looking for changes in China's human rights practices;

6 China cannot expect to reap the benefits of an open world economy

7 without accepting some of the rules by which the rest of the

8 world plays;

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We judge that only very clear gestures by the Chinese now

11 (going beyond allowing Australian and French teams to examine

12 their performance) will ensure a passage for MFN;

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We also consider that some gestures on intellectual property

15 protection will probably be required.

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We recognise that the above message will not be welcome to

18 the Chinese nor easy to deliver. The important point to get

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i across is that we and the Chinese need to work hard together this

20 year. As they will no/doubt have noted from their own contacts

in Washington and with their discussions with Kimmitt, the

22 chances of success this year are considerably harder to predict

2 than last year.

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Grateful for your comments on the above and for advice on

26 tactics.

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