Chinese & UK relations

Title

Chinese & UK relations

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

12 Jan 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:04:09

Description

Report by Jeff Collins on the steps Britain and China have taken towards forming better relations following UK Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind’s trip to Beijing, before the handover of sovereignty of Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997; also comments on the effect that the Channel 4 television documentary Return to the Dying Rooms, on Chinese orphanages, has had on relations between the two countries; interviews with Brian Woods, producer; Jane McCartney, Reuters; David Sumberg MP; Malcolm Rifkind MP.

Contributors

Malcolm Rifkind; Jeff Collins; Brian Woods; Jane McCartney; David Sumberg

Keywords

UK; Great Britain; Television; China; International relations; Hong Kong; Residential child care; Sovereignty; Television documentaries; Return to the Dying Rooms

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