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LI PENG THEN TURNED TO DISCUSSING THE MFN ISSUE. THIS HAD A BEARING ON CHINA AND ALSO ON THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG. HE HOPED THAT THE UK AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS COULD EXERT INFLUENCE ON THE US GOVERNMENT NOT TO WITHDRAW MFN STATUS. THE SECRETARY OF STATE AGREED THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR HONG KONG AND CHINA. LAST YEAR, MRS. THATCHER HAD INTERVENED
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