TRADE WITH CHINA

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30107, 16 April 1963, Page 8

TRADE WITH CHINA

U.K. To Study Prospects (NJSJ’.A.-Reuter—Copunght) LONDON. April 13. The president of the Board of Trade, Mr Frederick Erroll, will examine the lines along which Chinese-British trade is expanding before visiting China. Mr Erroll has been having talks in London with the visiting Chinese vice-Minister of Foreign TtTa.de, Mr Lu HsuChang. Mr Lu invited Mr Erroll to visit China and Mr Erroll accepted. When having final talks with Mr Lu, who left London by air yesterday for Geneva. Mr Erroll said he would like to continue trade talks when he went to China.

He would like to follow up the possibilities of greater trade between the two countries. Before he made the visit he would examine along which lines British trade with China was expanding. Areas where trade appeared to be expanding were mainly in technical equipment in which Britain was well advanced.

Mr Erroll said the date of his visit to the Chinese People’s Republic had yet to be arranged.

However, it would probably be some time before he could

It was important to let Mr Lu’s visit '"mature” so the maximum value 'Could be obtained from his trip. Before he left London Airport, Mr Lu said many British-made goods could find a market in China.

His visit to Britain, he said, had been planned primarily as a goodwill gesture to explore the pbssbilities of Chinese-British trade expansion. No trade agreement had been- concluded.