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7. DR OWEN BEGAN BY EMPHASISING THE UK'S LINKS WITH EUROPE AND THE
US AND THE SIMILARITY OF VIEW POINT AMONG THE NINE TOWARDS THE
IET UNION. HE MADE CLEAR THAT THE UK WAS COMMITTED TO DIALOGUE WITH THE SOVIET UNION, ALTHOUGH WE WERE CONCERNED AT THE BUILD-UP
OF SOVIET DEFENCE FORCES, WE WERE DETERMINED TO BE VIGILANT.
WE THEREFORE SUPPORTED SALT AND CTST.
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8. HUANG GAVE A STANDARD ACCOUNT OF CHINA'S VIEW OF SOVIET
STRATEGY AND SAID THAT THERE WAS A RISK THAT THE WEST WOULD UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS, HE SPOKE OF THE CHANGES IN THE WORLD SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR, ESPECIALLY THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES. THEIR ASPIRATIONS COULD NOT BE IGNORED IN SOLVING THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS. HE REITERATED MAO'S THREE WORLDS THEORY AND SAID THAT THE US WAS NOW ON THE DEFENSIVE
AND THE SOVIET UNION ON THE OFFENSIVE. THE SOVIET UNION HAD STEPPED UP ITS ACTIVITY ON EUROPE'S FLANK (IE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA). IF THIS SUCCEEDED, EUROPE AND THE US WOULD BE CRIPPLED. WAR BETWEEN THE SUPER POWERS WAS INEVITABLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. THE ADOPTION OF THE POLICIES ADVOCATED BY CHINA WOULD POSTPONE THE WAR AND LENGTHEN THE PERIOD OF PEACE. ON AFRICA, HUANG SAID THAT IT WAS ESSENTIAL TO GET RID OF SOVIET AND CUBAN FORCES AND LET THE AFRICANS SOLVE THEIR OWN PROBLEMS. IN THE PAST, THE WEST'S REACTION TO SOVIET ACTIVITY IN AFRICA HAD BEEN SOFT. HUANG CRITICISED THE WEST'S READINESS TO GIVE THE SOVIET UNION CREDIT
TERMS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
9. IN RESPONSE TO HUANG HUA'S SET PIECE ANALYSIS DR OWEN AGREED WITH MUCH OF HUANG'S ANALYSIS OF SOVIET ACTIVITY BUT REJECTED HIS PESSIMISTIC INTERPRETATION. HE ARGUED THAT THE WEST'S POLICIES IN AFRICA WERE POSITIVE AND SUCCESSFUL. HE STRESSED THAT THE WEST'S POSTURE WAS OFFENSIVE IN DISPUTING THE SOVIET UNION'S BASIC PHILOSOPHY, INCLUDING THE CHALLENGE ON HUMAN RIGHTS.
10. HUANG ALSO DESCRIBED CHINA'S ECONOMIC POLICIES AND THE NEED FOR CHINA TO IMPORT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT. IN THIS CONTEXT, HE REFERRED SPECIFICALLY TO COMPENSATION TRADE AS A MEANS OF AIMING FOR BALANCE IN TRADE.
11. ON KOREA, HUANG SPOKE IN STANDARD TERMS: CHINA STOOD FOR REUNIFICATION BY PEACEFUL NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH, FREE FROM OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE. THE UN COMMAND SHOULD BE
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