893.0443/12–944: Telegram
The Chargé in China (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 9—10:30 a.m.]
1988. Foreign Office states that as commercial law is embodied in existing Chinese civil code, there is not intention to draft separate commercial law at present (ReDeptel 1430, November 3, 10 p.m.).
Chinese laws [News] Service article may refer to statement of general principles governing postwar economic development (ReEmbs 1864, November 19, 9 a.m.; 1974, December 8 and 1975, December 8, 8 [9] a.m.65) and possibly also to statement on commercial policies (ReEmbs 1865, November 19, 10 a.m., and 1978, December 8, 11 a.m. and ReDeptel 1522, November 23, 5 p.m.)