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5. MR GOODLAD EXPRESSED GRATITUDE TO TOMSEN FOR U.S. SUPPORT OVER HONG KONG. TOMSEN THOUGHT THE FIRM BUT PATIENT UK STRATEGY IN THE HONG KONG TALKS WAS RIGHT. THE U.S. WANTED TO CONTINUE TO HELP OUT HONG KONG.
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ON MFN RENEWAL, TOMSEN SAID IT WAS ALWAYS NECESSARY TO APPLY PRESSURE TO GET RESULTS. THE U.S. WERE MOVING TOWARDS IMPOSING CITES SANCTIONS AGAINST ILLICIT TRADE IN ANIMAL PARTS. THERE WERE PROBLEMS OVER CHINESE OBSERVANCE OF TRADE QUOTAS (EG. ON TEXTILES) AND STEPS WERE LIKELY TO LIMIT THE CHINESE SHARE OF THE U.S. MARKET. BUT OVERALL THERE WAS MOVEMENT TOWARDS IMPROVED BILATERAL RELATIONS. THE PRESIDENT WOULD SHORTLY SIGN OFF A NEW CHINA POLICY COVERING NON-PROLIFERATION, TRADE AND HUMAN RIGHTS. FOR THEIR PART, THE CHINESE FOCUSSED ON TAIWAN, RADIO FREE ASIA, POST-TIANANMEN SANCTIONS, AND REMAINING EXPORT CONTROLS. THE U.S. WOULD START REVIEWING THESE AREAS SOON. THE FORTHCOMING MEETING BETWEEN PRESIDENT CLINTON AND JIANG ZEMIN WOULD BE THE FIRST OF A NUMBER OF HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
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MR GOODLAD SAID THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE UK/U.S. TO KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH OVER CHINESE MEMBERSHIP OF GATT: CHINA MUST PAY THE REQUIRED PRICE. TOMSEN SAID THAT CHINA WOULD NOT GET IN FOR SOME TIME IF THE RULES WERE STRICTLY APPLIED. HE WAS NOT SAYING THE CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CHANGED BUT, IF CHINA WERE MET PART WAY, THE NET RESULT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. IN ANY CASE, TAIWAN WAS LIKELY TO ENTER GATT FIRST.
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THE U.S. WAS HOPING TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL SECURITY DIALOGUE THOUGH THE ASEAN PMC, WHILE PROMOTING THE IDEA OF A SUB-REGIONAL BODY FOR NORTH-EAST ASIA. TOMSEN HOPED THE MAIN PLAYERS (CHINA, THE TWO KOREAS, RUSSIA, JAPAN AND THE U.S.) WOULD COME TOGETHER AT SENIOR POLICY LEVEL FOR A MEETING IN CALIFORNIA SOON.
NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR
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TOMSEN SAID THAT UNLESS NORTH KOREA MADE CONCESSIONS BEFORE END-SEPTEMBER THEN THE UNSC WOULD HAVE TO BE ENGAGED. THE U.S. WERE STILL INSISTING THAT THE IAEA MUST BE ABLE TO CONTINUE
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