sentences:  Thatcher had broadened her interest in foreign policy when she became party leader, and would work with five foreign secretaries—Peter Carington (1979–82), Francis Pym (1982–83), Geoffrey Howe (1983–89), John Major (1989) and finally Douglas Hurd (1989–90).As Prime Minister, she cautiously moved closer to the European Community and She agreed to return Hong Kong to China.Having long denounced Soviet Communism, she escalated her attacks when it invaded Afghanistan.