1950-11-20 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1950:

CHINESE POLICY IN MELTING POT Foreign Attitude Now More Uncertain Than For Months Chilled Relations Develop

As Result Of Korea

London, Nov. 19.

Western estimates of Chinese foreign policy have again been thrown into the melting pot. Following the Chinese Government's decision in October to send Chinese armies into Tibet and to permit some form of intervention in Northern Korea, the attitude of the Western Powers to the Chinese Government is now more uncertain than it has

been for several months.

True, the General Assembly of the United mark in international relation-

ships. Nations had already rejected, at the start of its

session, the Indian resolution proposing that dele-Government may

Any hopes which the British

gates from Peking should replace the Nationalist Chinese delegation at the headquarters of the

United Nations.

But in that debate, the British delegate voted in favour of admitting a delegation from Peking, thereby taking a public stand in favour of a change of representation.

During thé

bour-

summer months, materialised from North of the support for the idea of ad- Yalu River when the North nitting Communist China to Korean armies were on the The United Nations had been point of collapse, looks super-

gradually gaining ground ficially as if it had the among the non-Communist geois faults of being too

the organisa- and too late. ion, although the United States nd

Latin American many Governments still strongly op-

ose the idea,

Governments in

The British Government was making no secret of its view hat a refusal of admission-to- Government which, in fact, uled the Chinese mainland with its population of 400,000,- 00, was unrealistic and liable o be out of sympathy with he sentiment of Asian nation- lism.

UNWILLINGNESS

little

have enter-

tained of making contact cosier will fall to the ground. between Peking and the West

The tide which was slowly turning in favour of admitting will be arrested. United Nations

China to the

The timing and handling of - the Tibetan affair even have chilled relations between Peking

Dinah Shore and Jack Benny, the American stage and screen stars appeared at the Royal Command per- formance at the Palladium in London recently, pictured on their arrival from New York at London Airport.— (Central Press).

and Delhi and have interruptod Warmer Kit Peking's Korea

the valuable

contacts so far maintained through the Indian Ambassdor in China.

of

Some observers here tend to draw the over-simple conclusion that China is being pushed into military adventures by Moscow with the intention of preventing a better understanding with the The policy behind this man-non-Communist world. But in oeuvre is difficult to understand, usually well informed quarters explanation ig con- There was in any case a mark-here this ed unwillingness

the sidered hardly capable of fitting among Western Governments to believe the facts. that the Chinese Government The mo

most likely explanation was consciously taking a hand of the recent Chinese moves, it in the Korean campaign, and a is thought in these quarters, is disposition to overlook the pre- that the Chinese Government, sence of Chinese units.

unconcerned by world opinion, The assumption in the first is determined to pursue what it few days after their discovery considers to be its own terri- was that in due course the cam-torial interests, In adopting this standpoint in paign would be fought success- he face of American opposition fully up to the Sino-Korean and nd of the complication which Soviet-Korean frontier and the esults from the Korean in question of Chinese intervention ident, Mr Ernest Bevin had could be dropped. ot been ashamed to follow a The reason for the slowness ead from Pandit Nehru in the of United Nations spokesmen in

elief that no Western. Govern- admitting

presence of nent could afford to neglect the Chinese units in Korea and, erious opinion of the main non-even then, in drawing the con- Communist power in Asia.

clusion that the Peking Govern- ment was consciously involved, In the second half of October, was generally considered in Chinese policy towards Tibet London to be a marked un- nd Korea looked like calling willingness to be involved in

halt to the steady drift to-hostilities with China. ards recognition by the The British Government, Western Powers and admission which has always been a par

the world organisation, which as been in progress for the tisan of an understanding with hole of this year.

INDIA'S INFLUENCE

the

China on the ground that friendship with the West might counter-balance Soviet fhfluence, does not want to be forced to

In the first place, the repre- | take China to task for its

ntations made by India in Korean policy.

eking on the question of the hinese march into Tibet are kely to have considerable in- hence abroad.

THE PREFERENCE

Provided that the Chinese units can be defeated militarily,

Clearly, there is no question it would prefer not to draw the an Indian reversal of policy | usual political and diplomatic wards Communist China. The conclusions.

on

to

ct that the Chinese Govern- The United States Govern- eat effectively governs China ment, though not yet ready the basis of Indian policy, and admit Communist China into is fact is still true:

the world organisation, certain- But the Impression has been ly does not wish to be involv eated abroad that the Chinese ed in a war with the Chinese ove into Tibet was unexpected on the mainland.

India at the moment when betan delegates were still

The possibilities implied by eir way to Peking to discuss sustained Chinese intervention negotiated settlement. Though in Korea are of an almost end. is difficult to see how anyone. Jess campaign and, at the millar with the facts can have very least, of guerilla Oghting, ubted that the Chinese Gov-which would turn Korea into nment intended very soon to another Greece and necessitate berate" Tibet from the re- | far-reaching financial help and me of the Dalai Lama, the continued. garrisoning by the ng expected nows does appear United Nations troops.

have been unexpected in its The Western Powers, do not ning.

want to face the consequence admitted intervention by either in the 'political

The evidence of Chinese Com-of mist intervention in North China, rea. is harder to evaluate, or the military fold, and are e Chinese Prime Minister and consequently willing to over- reign Minister, Mr. Chou look a good deal provided that -lai, said at the time when the issue can be closed within ited Nations forces crossed a reasonably short time

38th Parallel “that” China But if it is not closed, the uld not “stand idly by.”

cost of the Korean campaign The last-minute dispatch of in men and money will rise ops, which appears to have steeply. This must leave its

One of these is control Tibet, the ancient vassal of the Chinese dynasties. The other is the limited objective of con trol of the Yalu River power stations, which feed the industry of Manchuria.

It remains to be seen whether this objective can be safely limited-Reuter.

ROXY

Perfectly Air-Conditioned o

BROADWAY

TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

CLIFTON WEBB

JEANNE » MYRNA

CRAIN LOY

THE GREATEST PERFORMANCE

BY ANY ONE

MAN-IN FACT

OR FICTIONI

CHEAPER By the DOZEN

Edgar Buchanan

TECHNICOLOR LAMAR TROTT

WALTER LANGENU

Arrives

Tokyo, Nov. 20. The Argylls and

the Regiments have in

past three days received rubber American snow boots, British heavy woollen underclothes, lenee-length skisox, British jer seys and cap comforters, Ameri- can wind-proof over-jackets. trousers and mittens.

Propaganda

London, Nov. 19. About 300,000 inhabitants of Antung, the Frontier Middlesex

port on the Yalu River, have taken up, frontline "national defence posts" to help the North Koreans against "the American Peking Radio said aggressors," today.

The Radio. quoting a New China Agency report, said that Captain

peasants in the port had or- C. Osborne, of Orpington, Kent, Brigade Staff serve with the Korean People's ganised stretcher parties to. Captain, said. that mountain Army." sleeping-bags and pilelined Workers jackets were expected before practice the slogan: "Defeat the were putting into the depth of winter.

The Brigade yesterday took enemy by greater production." :

Reuter advantage of the brilliant sun- shine, after a week of bitter cold and heavy rain, to distri- days came. from Singapore, bute the new clothing.

Hongkong and Australian and The deluge of winter clothes American *sources, Captain which arrived in the past few Osborne said.--Reuter,

TO-DAY

ONLY

AT 2.30, 5.15,

QUEEN'S 7.20 & 9.30

CATRE DİN DUTSONED.

P.M.

THE STORY OF THE PRIVATE LADY OF A PUBLIC' ENEMYI..

JOAN

DAVID

CRAWFORD BRIAN

Damned Dont Cry!"

FROM WARNER · Bros.

OPENS ""NOW BARABBAS WAS A ROBBER”.

TO-MORROW

TO-DAY

ONLY

Plus

"SHOOT THE BASKET"

MAJESTIC

"When

you call me a Lady...

SMILE!

YYORNE

CHARLES

CARLO COBURN

JOHN

BRADY RUSSELL

AIR-CONDITIONED

The

AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20-&-9.30 P.M.

Gal Who Took

the West

COLOR AY

ECHNICOLOR

ADDED! LATEST WARNER PATHE NEWS

To-morrow: “CARDBOARD CAVALIER”.