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DEVELOPMENT. IF THE BRITISH SIDE INSISTED ON RAISING THE ISSUE WITH HIM, ZHU WOULD ONLY REPEAT CHINA'S PRESENT NON-COMPROMISING STANCE AND WOULD TELL THE BRITISH SIDE THAT THE ISSUE SHOULD BE RESOLVED THROUGH ESTABLISHED CHANNELS. THE SOURCE THUS DID NOT EXPECT ANY BREAKTHROUGH AS A RESULT OF ZHU'S VISIT.

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