Mao Zedong on Diplomacy

516 Pages·1998·28.824 MB·English

by  Mao Zedong

MAO ZEDONG
ON DIPLOMACY
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MAO ZEDONG
ON DIPLOMACY
Compiledby
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the People's Republic of China and
the Party Literature Research Center
under the Central Committee of
the Communist Party of China
FOREIGN LANGUAGES PRESS
BEIJING
FirstEdition 1998
The present book is a translation of the first
Chinese edition ofthe Mao Zedong on Diploma
cy^ firstpublished in December 1994 jointlyby
the Central Party Literature PubUshing House
and World Affairs Press. As the original tran
scriptsofMaoZedong's talks with foreign guests
were not available, the official Chinese-language
versions ofthose talks have been followed in the
translation.
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EDITORIAL NOTE
In order to make known MaoZedong's contributions to China's foreign
affairs,andenablepeopletostudyandinherithisideasondiplomacy,thepresent
book, MaoZedong onDiplomacy^ hasbeencompiled, withtheapproval of the
CentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC),bytheMinistry
ofForeignAffairsandtheCPCCentralCommittee'sPartyLiterature Research
Center.
This bookis acollectionof160ofMao Zedong'swritings, speeches, talks,
comments and telegrams concerning diplomacy fromJuly 1937 toMay 1974.
Mostarepubhshed herefor the first time.
MaoZedongwasagreatdiplomaticstrategistofmoderntimes.Asthechief
leader of the Communist Partyand People's Repubhc of China, he laidout
principlesofexternalaffairsanddiplomaticstrategies,tacticsandpohciesduring
the War ofResistance AgainstJapan (1937-1945) and the War ofLiberation
(1946-1949). For27yearsafterthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublic hemade
significantcontributions toformingthecountry'sstrategicguidelines oninter
nationalaffairs,layingdowndiplomaticpolicies,planningimportantdiplomatic
activities andopening upanew prospect in China'sforeign affairs. Thisbook
recordsMaoZedong'sfundamentalviewsoninternationalsituationsanddiplom
aticstrategies aswell ashis stratagic and tactical concepts in and theoretical
contributions to foreignaffairs.
In compiling this book, the editors have remained loyal to theoriginal
editions ormanuscripts ofthearticles included in thisbook. Afew changes in
language were made in the original manuscripts or articles pubhshed before.
Transcriptsof speeches and talkswereedited, with errorsoffact correctedand
titles added. Notes on the sources areprovided at the endof all the articles.
Explanatoryand editorialnotesarealsoprovided.The formercan befound at
thebottomofthefirstpageofeacharticle, andthelatterarenumberedandcan
befound in theappendix.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the People's Repubhc of China
Party Literature Research Center
of the Central Committee of
the Communist Party of China
June 1994

CONTENTS
ADOPTAN ANTI-JAPANESE FOREIGN POLICY {July 1937-May 1941) 1
SPEECHATTHEYAN'ANANTI-AGGRESSIONMEETING (February11, 1938) 5
FIGHTINGFORPERPETUALPEACE (May 1938) 7
THE PRINCIPAL TASKS OFTHEWORLD'S YOUTH INASSISTING CHINA'S
WAROF RESISTANCE AGAINSTJAPAN {July 2, 1938) 10
PRIMARILYRELYING ONOUROWNEFFORTS, WHILE NOT SLACKENING
IN SEEKING FOREIGN HELP {October1938) 11
THERELATIONSHIP BETWEENTHEWAROFRESISTANCE ANDFOREIGN
AID—PREFACE TO THE ENGLISHTRANSLATION OF ONPROTRACTED
WAR {January20, 1939) 14
INTERVIEWWITHANEWCHINAD/i/IYCORRESPONDENTONTHENEW
INTERNAHONALSITUAHON {September1,1939) 16
THE QUESHON OFWARANDREVOLUTION {July 13,1940) 21
ONTHE INTERNAHONAL UNITED FRONT AGAINST FASCISM {June 23,
1941) 24
WELCOME, COMRADES-IN-ARMS OFTHEU.S.MILITARY OBSERVAHON
GROUP {August IS,1944) 25
ALETTERTOU.S. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT {November10, 1944) 29
THEPRESENT INTERNAHONAL SITUAHON AND THE FUNDAA4ENTAL
PRINCIPLEOFTHEFOREIGNPOUCYOFTHECOMMUNISTPARTYOF
CHINA {Apnl24,1945) 31
THEREACHONARYCOUNTERCURRENTWILLBESWEPTAWAY {June11,
1945) 35
ON THEDANGEROFTHE HURLEYPOUCY {July12, 1945) 36
WE MUST NOT STOP CRIHCIZING THE U. S. POLICY OF SUPPORTING
CHIANGKAI-SHEKAGAINSTTHECOMMUNISTS {July 30, 1945) 38
WEMUSTNOTBELIEVETHE"NICEWORDS" OFTHEIMPERIALISTS, NOR
BEINTIMIDATEDBYTHEIRBLUSTER {August13, 1945) 39
WHILETHE PROSPECTS OF THE WORLD ARE BRIGHT, THE ROAD HAS
TWISTSANDTURNS {October17,1945) 41
SOMEPOINTS IN APPRAISAL OF THE PRESENT INTERNAHONAL SITUA
HON {April 1946) 43
TALKWITH THEAMERICAN CORRESPONDENT ANNA LOUISE STRONG
CONTENTS
{August 6, 1946) 45
REPUDIATE THE TRAITOROUS FOREIGN POLICY {October 10. 1947) 49
THE STRENGTH OF THE WORLD ANTI-IMPERIALIST CAMP HAS SUR
PASSEDTHAT OF THE IMPERIALIST CAMP {December25, 1947) 50
THE DANGER OFA WORLD WAR MUSTAND CERTAINLYCAN BE OVER
COME {September8, 1948) 53
REVOLUTIONARY FORCES OF THE WORLD UNITE. FIGHT AGAINST IM
PERIALISTAGGRESSION! {November1948) 55
WE SHOULD INCLUDEA DIRECT U.S. MILITARYINTERVENTION IN OUR
BATTLEPLAN {January8, 1949) 59
NO INTERFERENCE IN CHINA'S INTERNAL AFFAIRS IS PERMISSIBLE BY
ANYFOREIGNCOUNTRYOR THEUNITEDNATIONS {January 19. 1949) 60
SYSTEMATICALLY AND COMPLETELY DESTROY IMPERIALIST DOMINA
TION IN CHINA {March5. 1949) 62
PROTECTTHE LIVESAND PROPERTYOF FOREIGN NATIONALS {April 25.
1949) 64
WE MAY CONSIDER ESTABLISHING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE
UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN IF THEY SEVER TIES WITH THE KUO-
MINTANG {April28. 1949) 65
ON THE OUTRAGES BY BRITISH WARSHIPS—STATEMENT BY THE
SPOKESMAN OF THE GENERAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE CHINESE
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY {April 30. 1949) 66
POINTS OF ATTENTION FOR HUANG HUA IN HIS TALK WITH JOHN
LEIGHTON STUART {May 10. 1949) 68
THE CHINESE PEOPLE WISH TO HAVE FRIENDLY COOPERATION WITH
THE PEOPLEOF ALLCOUNTRIES {June15. 1949) 70
UNITE WITH THOSE NATIONS OF THE WORLD WHICH TREAT US AS
EQUALSANDWITHTHE PEOPLESOF ALLCOUNTRIES {June30. 1949) 72
CAST AWAY ILLUSIONS. PREPARE FOR STRUGGLE {August 14. 1949) 75
FAREWELL. LEIGHTON STUART! {August 18. 1949) 81
THE CHINESE PEOPLE HAVE STOOD UP! {September21. 1949) 87
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S PRINCIPLE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF DI
PLOMATIC RELATIONSWITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES {October 1. 1949) 89
CAPITALIST COUNTRIES MUST NEGOTIATE WITH US TO ESTABLISH
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CHINA {December19.1949) 90
ANSWERSTOQUESTIONSOFATASSCORRESPONDENT {January2.1950) 91
ZHOU ENLAI TO GO TO THE SOVIET UNION FOR PARTICIPATION IN
NEGOTIATIONSAND SIGNING OF TREATY {January1950) 92
APPROVAL OF A STATEMENTREPUDIATINGTHE LEGALSTATUS OF THE
FORMER KUOMINTANG GOVERNMENT'S REPRESENTATIVE AT THE
U.N. SECURITYCOUNCIL {January 7.1950) 95
MAO ZEDONG ON DIPLOMACY
ON CHINA'S SENDING REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UNITED NATIONS
AND SOME OTHERMATTERS (January 13. 1950) 97
IN REFUTATION OF DEAN ACHESON'S SHAMELESS FABRICATIONS {Jan
uary19,1950) 98
PREREQUISITES TO THE ESTABUSHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
BETWEEN CHINAAND BRITAIN (February 8. 1950) 101
THE GREAT SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONCLUSION OF THE SINO-SOVIET
TREATYAND AGREEMENTS (April 11, 1950) 102
reply on receiving the credentials presented by INDIAN AM
BASSADORTOCHINAKAVALAM M.PANKKAR (May20.1950) 104
ANEWWORLD WARCANBE AVERTED (June 6.1950) 105
DEFEATANY PROVOCATION OF U.S. IMPERIALISM (June28, 1950) 106
ONTHE DECISIONTOSENDVOLUNTEERS TOFIGHT INKOREA (October
2. 1950) 107
ORDER TOORGANIZE THECHINESE PEOPLE'S VOLUNTEERS (October 8,
1950) 109
OURTROOPSSHOULDANDMUSTENTERKOREATOJOINTHEFIGHTING
(October13, 1950) 111
NO ROOM FOR SAY BY ANY FOREIGN COUNTRY IN THE MATTER OF
CHINESETROOPSENTERING TIBET (October28, 1950) 112
THE CHINESE PEOPLE'S VOLUNTEERS SHOULD CHERISH EVERY HILL,
EVERYRIVER, EVERYTREE AND EVERY BLADE OF GRASS IN KOREA
(January19,1951) 113
CONGRATULATORYSPEECHATINDIA'SNATIONALDAYPARTYHOSTED
BYTHEINDIANAMBASSADORTOCHINA (January 26.1951) 114
THE WORLD FROM NOW ON MUST BE A WORLD THAT BELONGS TO
the VEOVLE (October23, 1951) 115
SUCCESS OF THE KOREAN ARMISTICE NEGOTIATIONS HINGES ON
WHETHERTHEU.S. GOVERNMENT ISSINCERE (February 14,1952) 118
TELEGRAM TO J.V. STALININ CELEBRATION OF THE SEVENTH ANNI
VERSARYOFVICTORY IN THEWAROFRESISTANCE AGAINSTJAPAN
(September2,1952) 119
fight on UNTILU.S. IMPERIALISM ISWILLING TO GIVE UP (February 7,
1953) 120
TELEGRAMTOTHECONGRESS OFINDIANSINSOUTHAFRICA (May28,
1954) 121
ONTHEINTERMEDIATE ZONE,PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE. SINO-BRITISH
ANDSINO-USRELATIONS (August24, 1954) 122
APPUCATION OF THE FIVE PRINCIPLES OF PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE
SHOULDBEEXTENDEDTO STATERELATIONSAMONG ALL COUN
TRIES (October1954) 126
iv CONTENTS
AllCountriesin theEastHaveBeenBullied byWesternImperialistPowers (October
19, 1954) 126
CooperationBetween Coimtries Must BeMutuallyBeneficial {October21, 1954) 129
We Should Work Together to Prevent War and Win a LastingPeace
{October23, 1954) 129
All Issues BetweenCountries That Can CauseSuspicionor Hamper Cooperation
Should BeResolved {October26, 1954) 134
THE FIVE PRINCIPLES OF PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE ARE A LONG-TERM
POUCY {December1954) 136
We ShouldPromote Understandingin the Courseof Cooperation {December 1,
1954) 136
CountriesShouldBeEqual,Irrespective ofSize {December11,1954) 143
GREETING THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE SINO-
SOVIET TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, ALLIANCE AND MUTUAL ASSIST
ANCE {February12, 1955) 151
ORDER ON TERMINATION OF THE STATE OF WAR BETWEEN THE PEO
PLE'S REPUBUC OF CHINAAND GERMANY {April 7, 1955) 154
CHINAANDPAKISTANSHOULDBECOMEGOODFRIENDS {April27,1955) 156
THEUNITEDSTATES, THOUGHFRIGHTFUL,ISNOTSOFRIGHTFUL {April
29, 1955) 158
PEACE IS THE BEST {May 26, 1955) 160
HISTORY AND CURRENT REALITY DEMAND THAT WE UNITE AND
COOPERATE {June30, 1955) 165
REESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN CHINAAND
ITALYISBENEFICIALTOBOTHSIDES {October3,1955) 167
ON SINO-JAPANESERELATIONSANDTHEQUESTIONOFAWORLDWAR
{October15, 1955) 169
OUR WISH IS TO PROMOTE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN CHINA AND THAI
LAND {December1955andFebruary 1956) 175
WEWISH TOLEARN FROM ALL COUNTRIES OFTHEWORLD {April 10,
1956) 179
THERELAHONSHIPBETWEENCHINAANDOTHERCOUNTRIES {April25,
1956) 181
DONOTBLINDLYBELIEVETHATEVERYTHINGISGOODINA SOCIALIST
COUNTRY {June28, 1956) 185
ASIAN-AFRICAN COUNTRIES SHOULD UNITE TO SAFEGUARD PEACE
AND INDEPENDENCE {August21, 1956) 187
UNITING WITH FRATERNAL COUNTRIES AND ESTABUSHING FRIENDLY
RELAHONS WITHALLCOUNTRIES {August29, 1956) . 189
THE CHINESEPEOPLE SUPPORT EGYPT'S RECOVERYOF THESUEZCAN
AL {September17, 1956) 191