SIR NEIL CAMERON ARRIVING IN GREAT HALL, CHAIRMAN HUA RECEIVING CAMERON, SHAKING HANDS, SEATED AND COMMENCING TALKS.




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Background: SIR NEIL CAMERON, BRITAIN'S CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF AND THE MOST HIGH RANKING WESTERN SERVING OFFICER EVER TO HAVE BEEN INVITED TO CHINA, MET WITH CHAIRMAN HUA IN THE GREAT HALL IN PEKING FOR FORMAL TALKS ON SUNDAY. THE NEXT DAY, SIR NEIL, WHILE LUNCHING WITH OFFICERS OF CHINA'S SIXTH TANK DIVISON MADE HIS WIDELY REPORTED SPEECH IN WHICH HE SAID THAT CHINA AND NATO HAVE A COMMON ENEMY WHOSE CAPITAL IS MOSCOW, AND SUGGESTED THAT CHINA AND NATO SHOULD SHARE THEIR TANK WARFARE EXPERIENCE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO COMBAT THE SOVIET TANK THREAT.