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CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO 531
OF 14170OZ MAY 91
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, WASHINGTON
FROM HKD
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ГОР СОРУ
OUR TELNO 890: MFN STATUS FOR CHINA: APPROACH TO THE CHINESE
1. YOU SHOULD NOW TAKE ACTION WITH THE CHINESE MFA.
2.
IN ADDITION TO THE POINTS MADE IN TUR, YOU SHOULD ALSO SAY THAT:
MUCH OF THE SOLUTION LIES IN CHINESE HANDS: WE CANNOT EXPECT TO WIN THE BATTLE SIMPLY BY CALLING ATTENTION TO HONG KONG'S
NEEDS:
- CHINA MUST RECOGNISE THAT, NOT JUST THE US, BUT THE WEST IN GENERAL IS LOOKING FOR CHANGES IN CHINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES: CHINA CANNOT EXPECT TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF AN OPEN WORLD ECONOMY WITHOUT ACCEPTING SOME OF THE RULES BY WHICH
THE REST OF THE WORLD PLAYS:
WE JUDGE THAT ONLY VERY CLEAR GESTURES BY THE CHINESE NOW (GOING BEYOND ALLOWING AUSTRALIAN AND FRENCH TEAMS TO EXAMINE THEIR PERFORMANCE) WILL ENSURE A PASSAGE FOR MFN.
3.
GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD NOW TAKE ACTION WITH THE WESTERN EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT AS PROPOSED IN YOUR TELNO 671.
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