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Mr Huang said that there had been a drastic change in the world after the Second World War. In particular there had been a great upheaval and great realignment of various political forces and their inter-relations in the 1950s and 1960s. Many countries after long struggle and development had achieved independence and had become a major force in international relations and a major force in opposing imperialism and hegemonism. The UN now included 120 countries which were developing countries or members of the Third World. These occupied extensive territory in Asia, Africa and Latin America. They accounted for over 70% of the world's population and were rich in natural resources. After long struggle they had accumulated a rich experience and had formed organisations, some regional and some trans-regional, such as the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77.
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Despite some difficulties and problems in the Third World countries which were left over from history and which affected their bilateral relations, the general trend was towards unity and cohesion. They were struggling to win an equal place in the world and national independence, sovereignty, and security. International questions
would not be solved if the fundamental interests and aspirations of the Third World countries were ignored.
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There had also been a change in the situation which existed after the Second World War, when two camps confronted each other: and there had been changes within each of these camps. The Socialist camp, headed by the Soviet Union, no longer existed because the Communist Party of the Soviet Union had degenerated into revisionism and social imperialism and because of the Soviet Union's expansionism and oppression. The imperalist camp, headed by the United States, had already disintegrated. As a result of a series of incidents the United States could no longer order others about and dictate to others. Western Europe, Japan and other developed countries had recovered from the War and had become powerful political and economic forces. Statistics proved although Mr Huang said he would not go into figures on this occasion - that there had been great changes in countries' GNP and in improved sectors of industrial production.
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In view of these changes Chairman Mao, after long observation and study, had put forward the theory of the Three Worlds. Thus the United States and the Soviet Union who comprised the First World were contending for domination. Only these two countries could cause a world war.
The Soviet Union was on the offensive, the United States on the defensive. US/Soviet rivalry was intensifying and this would inevitably lead to a world war since eventually military means would be resorted to in order to resolve the contradictions between them.
On this point Mr Huang said that China differed from the UK. The UK thought that war could be avoided: hence they supported SALT, MBFR, and sought peace through talks. China thought that it was not realistic to think that war could be avoided and lasting peace achieved through negotiations. China did not think that the Soviet
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