Today, 43 years ago, on September 24, 1982 (August 8, 1982), Deng Xiaoping met with Mrs. Thatcher publicly proposing ¡°one country, two systems¡±. Deng Xiaoping met with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and publicly proposed the concept of ¡°one country, two systems.¡± On September 24, 1982, Deng Xiaoping met with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the People¡¯s Hall after this visit to negotiate through diplomatic routes. As for the Chinese government¡¯s position on recovering Hong Kong¡¯s sovereignty over the entire region, it was clear and well-known that the leaders of the two countries had an in-depth discussion on Hong Kong¡¯s future. On December 30, the Foreign Ministry press spokesman said that Hong Kong was part of the past of China¡¯s territory. The British government and the Chinese government signed the