December 10, 1965
Minutes of Conversation between Vice Premier Ri Ju-yeon and Deputy Minister Li Qiang from the Banquet on the 10th
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Minutes of Conversation between Vice Premier Ri Ju-yeon and Deputy Minister Li Qiang from the Banquet on the 10th [of December 1965]
Banquet Participants:
[North] Korean Side: Ryu Seong-ui, Choe Jeong-geun, Kim Il-hyeop
Chinese Side: Jiao Ruoyu, Ming Ke, Liu Xiaotao
Ri Ju-yeon: Foreign reports are saying that China has three companies in Hong Kong, is that true?
Li Qiang: They are private, but they are in contact with us.
Ri Ju-yeon: The foreign reports[also]say that there are Banks of China in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Britain. How do you run these?
Li Qiang: In Singapore, more than seventy-percent [of the population] is Chinese. The Prime Minister of Singapore is also Chinese. It’s good for Singapore to do business with China.
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Ri Ju-yeon questions Li Qiang about the presence of Chinese companies in Hong Kong as well as the establishment of Banks of China in Singapore and elsewhere.
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