What happened when Margaret Thatcher made the worst diplomatic incident?

The worst thing is to talk to Deng Xiaoping about the return of Hong Kong.

At that time, when Thatcher left the meeting, she tripped over high heels and stone steps, lost her balance, fell under the stone steps, and her shoes and handbags were thrown aside. The waiter and staff next to her immediately stepped forward to help, and she was not injured. A reporter who knows the character of Iron Lady and Deng Xiaoping analyzed that Margaret Thatcher was very keen. Although Margaret Thatcher was deeply influenced by Churchill, she adhered to the traditional conservative philosophy and difficult economic policy. But in front of Deng Xiaoping, she is still very young.

Margaret Thatcher did not expect that Deng Xiaoping's position on Hong Kong sovereignty would be so firm, and there was no room for concession. After returning to China, she told the then ambassador to China, Kelida. Deng Xiaoping is cruel! ? It is understood that Thatcher always held the Hongkong Treaty (treaty of nanking and Peking Treaty) at that time, and these treaties are still valid. After his statement, she came to China for a long time to arouse public opinion, so she raised this issue at the beginning of the formal talks. However, Deng Xiaoping has never compromised on sovereignty. He reiterated the consistent position of1the three unequal treaties in the 9th century that were not recognized since the founding of New China. Sovereignty is not a negotiable issue. The time is ripe. It should be clearly stated that China will recover Hongkong in 1997.

He said that China and Britain had negotiated on this premise, and told Thatcher that China would formally announce its decision to recover Hong Kong no later than one or two years later. He said: in order to maintain Hong Kong's prosperity, we hope to get the cooperation of Britain, but this does not mean that Hong Kong's sustained prosperity must be realized under the jurisdiction of Britain. Thatcher believed that Hong Kong's prosperity could not be separated from British management, so did Deng Xiaoping. At the meeting, Deng Xiaoping also answered the question whether there will be fluctuations in Hong Kong after China announced its withdrawal from Hong Kong. Deng Xiaoping said? Small fluctuations are inevitable, and if China and Britain adopt a cooperative approach to solve this problem, large fluctuations can be avoided. If the announcement of evacuation from Hong Kong will have a disastrous impact, as my wife said, then we will face the disaster bravely and make a decision.