TNAG-0616-FCO40-764-Policy-of-UK-on-status-of-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 81

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PRC NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Ours is a socialist country Foreign trade should not only serve socialist revolution and construction and preparedness against war, but also (hairman Mao's revolutionary line in foreign affairs. Our foreign trade work must be in line with Chairman Mao's great strategic concept, adhere to his revolutionary line in foreign affairs, unite all forces that can be united, oppose the superpowers' hegemony and strike blows at the principal enemy.

The "gang of four" consistently interfered with Chairman Mao's revolutionary line and policies on foreign affairs. They published lengthy sinister articles attacking foreign trade in the mass media and opposed the implementation of China's policy on foreign trade in a vain attempt to turn socialist foreign trade into capitalist foreign trade. In order to conceal the ultrarightist nature of their counterrevolutionary revisionist line and confuse people's thinking, they also used the counterrevolutionary tactic of waving a red flag to oppose the red flag. For instance they babbled: "We are not in- terested in the Third World at all. #1

"We are only interested in the Second World. They did this to spread rumors and hurl accusations so that they could make trouble and crocte diurder.

Guided by Chairman Mao's revolutionary line in foreign affairs over the past 20 years or so we have established economic and trade links with a large number of Third World countries. We have exerted great efforts to develop trade with Third World countries for the purpose of supporting each other in the struggles against imperialism, colonial- ism and hegemony, and so as to promote each other's self-reliance. World countries, we adhere to the principles of equality, mutual benefit, supplying each

In trading with Third other's needs and supporting each other. Increased economic and trade exchanges have promoted the development of friendly relations between China and Third World countries. As far as our means allow, we have given aid to a number of Third World countries, with aid in the form of goods and materials of a general nature channeled through foreign trade. The Third World countries have supported us. Totally disregarding facts, the "gang of four" babbled about our "lack of interest in the Third World.

#t This was purely a fabrication.

In accord with the principles of equality and mutual benefit, we have also actively promoted trade with Second World countries, using our products in exchange for advanced technology, equipment and materials that are needed in socialist construction in our country. This is in line with theirman Mao's strategic concept and contributes to broadening the international antihegemony united front. Our relationship with these countries is one of unity and struggle. Chairman Mao taught us: "THE UNITED FRONT POLICY IS A CLASS POLICY, THE TWO ARE INSEPARABLE. IF THIS IS NOT MADE CLEAR, MANY PROBLEMS WILL REMAIN UNCLEAR." In viciously vilifying and hampering our country from trading with Second World countries, the "gang of four" betrayed Chairman Mao's great strategic three worlds concept, interfering with and undermining the great struggle to oppose the two superpowers, the USSR and the thited States, particularly Soviet social imperialism.

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Is It Necessary To Implement the Principle of "Developing the Economy and Insuring Supplies "--the General Principle for Financial and Economic work--and To Set Up Produc- tion Bases for Export Commodities?

"DEVELOPING THE

As early as the war of resistance against Japan, Chairman Mao said : ECONOMY AND INSURING SUPPLIES IS THE GENERAL PRINCIPLE FOR OUR ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL WORK." Premier Chou said: "Foreign trade must promote domestic trade and production. It must have a foothold in the country and combine production, use and scientific research in promoting the development of production in the country. Whether in terms of exports or imports, in foreign trade we must implement the general principle for fi- nancial and economic work of "DEVELOPING THE ECONOMY AND INSURING SUPPLIES" and carry out Premier Chou's instructions. Production is the foundation of foreign trade. continues]

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