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Article: HONG KONG-CHINA: SMOOTH HAND-OVER KEY TO JIANG'S POLITICAL FUTURE
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- Inter Press Service English News Wire
- Article date:
- June 28, 1996
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Inter Press Service English News Wire
06-28-1996
Analysis by Yojana Sharma
HONG KONG, Jun. 28 (IPS) -- For China as a whole and President
Jiang Zemin in particular, a trouble-free return of Hong Kong to
Chinese rule is key to realizing future goals.
This is because Beijing would want to promote the smooth
hand-over of the British colony as a model for reunification in the
light of the Chinese objective of also bringing Taiwan into its
fold.
And for Jiang, a smooth transition bears particular personal
political significance as well, say observers.
"Mr. Jiang is counting on solid progress on the Taiwan and Hong
Kong fronts to consolidate his claim as the worthy successor of
Deng Xiaoping," ...
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