Example sentences of "[prep] china over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Talks with China over the Basic Law , suspended after the massacre , have resumed . |
| 2 | Following Britain 's recent dispute with China over the stationing of People 's Liberation Army troops in Hong Kong after 1997 , Whitehall has been at pains to keep its distance from the immigration row . |
| 3 | BRITISH hopes of returning to normalcy in negotiations with China over the future of Hong Kong appeared to have been thwarted yesterday as the 14th round of Sino-British talks ended with only limited signs of progress . |
| 4 | Mr Patten , accused of playing a leading part in her downfall , has been taking her advice on how to deal with China over the 1997 hand-over of the colony . |
| 5 | Following the talks senior Chinese officials described the British proposals on passports as not conducive to the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong , and criticized the UK for its lack of consultation with China over the colony 's Bill of Rights [ see p. 37319 ] . |
| 6 | The visit was technically in breach of a ban on high-level visits imposed by the EC after the massacre , but the UK claimed exemption on the grounds that it was vital to maintain a dialogue with China over Hong Kong . |
| 7 | Escalating dispute with China over Patten 's reform package |
| 8 | Analysts say Mr Patten has been fighting a war of nerves with China over the proposals , with neither wanting to go into any negotiations from a position of weakness . |
| 9 | Hurd tries to heal split with China over Hong Kong |
| 10 | AN ATTEMPT to defuse the increasingly hostile dispute with China over democracy in Hong Kong was made last night by the Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd . |
| 11 | Privately British officials believe Mr Patten will now have to endure a barrage of criticism from China over the next few weeks , following Prime Minister Li Peng 's report to the 8th National Party Congress next Monday at which he is expected to lambast the colonial administration for trying to subvert China with western-style democracy . |
| 12 | Some UK sewage farms have run off sludge gas for years , and in China over one million digesters produce methane from human and animal sewage to provide gas for cooking . |
| 13 | There was particular concern in China over what was seen as a developing relationship between Taiwan and the Philippines , despite the latter 's formal recognition of China . |
| 14 | However , it can be assumed that the political difficulties experienced within China over recent years continue to act as a barrier to any possible growth . |