Thatcher 'helped push ties with China'
By Qin Zhongwei and Pu Zhendong in Beijing, Zhang Chunyan in London and Andrea Deng in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2013-04-09 07:43
Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping met with then-British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in Beijing on Sept 24, 1982. Photo by Xinhua |
Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady of British politics who died on Monday at 87, played a key role in China's relationship with the United Kingdom, especially in the peaceful handover of Hong Kong, experts said.
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