Person    | Male  Born 26/10/1923  Died 22/1/2010

Sir Percy Cradock

British diplomat, civil servant and sinologist who served as British Ambassador to the People's Republic of China  1978 - 83, playing a significant role in the Sino-British negotiations which led up to the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984.

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