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Includes: Introduction: Clarification of the China situation, Peking [Beijing] concern over the handling of the Export trade, Internal Organisation, "a coordinated game of chess", rationalisation of the economic plan, industrial and agricultural priorities. Trade with China, Current Conditions, disruption of communications, period of adjustment. UK Trade with China. The Communes, Iron and Steel campaign etc. reduce farm labour. Coal Production 1958, output, Reserves. Cost of production. Formosa [Taiwan] and Overseas Capital. Shanghai Properties, regulations for caretaking. British Companies and Shanghai, names of personnel. Hong Kong: Trade, Budget, Textile Agreement with Burma, Textile Exports to the U.S. A., possibility of restrictions, Retirement of George Marden. Chinese Visitors to the UK
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