Thatcher Praised by China for Ending U.K. Rule in Hong Kong
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China praised Margaret Thatcher, the former U.K. prime minister who died yesterday, as an “outstanding statesman” for agreeing the 1997 return of Hong Kong to Chinese rule.
Thatcher was instrumental in the “peaceful resolution of the Hong Kong question,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said today at a press conference in Beijing. She made important contributions to the development of ties between China and Britain, he said.