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Mr Royle said that this was new to us too. There had been very
little discussion about Hong Kong except in informal talks with
interpreters. Lord Kennet had been struck by the permanent
discrepancy in Chinese policy between, on the one hand, support
for proletarian revolution and on the other hand the firm stand
which they believed was necessary against the Russians. After
much discussion, the Chinese had agreed that Western Europe did
not require a proletarian revolution provided it stood up against
the Russians! Another point was that although they believed in
principle that all foreign troops should return to their own
countries, they made an exception in the case of American troope
in Western Europe. The Chinese feeling of bitterness and hostility
towards the Russians was undoubtedly deep seated and genuine.
had come out particularly on the Nanking Bridge when their Chiness
hosts had described how the Russians had withdrawn their
technicians and blueprints. The Chinese made frequent references
to the 105 Russians expelled from London. On the question of
the "unequal treaties" between Russia and China, Ho Ying had said
that although Lenin had agreed to review these, an "historical
accident" had intervened to prevent the review; (Lord Kennet
commented that this was the first time he had heard Stalin
described as an historical accident).
Institute of Foreign Affairs had said "There is no hope till the
peoples of the Soviet Union rise up and overthrow their rulers".
Ho Ying had used the words "blackmail" and "our enemies" in
referring to the Soviet Union and explaining the reason for
Chinese civil defence measures.
The Vice Chairman of the
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