(December 18, I970)
I welcome Nixon's winning the election. Why? There is a
deceptive side of him as well, but there is less of it. Do you
believe it? He is accustomed to use hard tactics, but sometimes
also soft ones. If he wishes to come to Beijing, please tell him he
should do it secretly, not openly-just get on a plane and come. It
doesn't matter whether negotiations succeed or fail. Why should we
maintain such a deadlock? However, there is no secret in the United
States. If the president goes abroad, it is impossible to keep it
secret. In coming to China, he is sure to declare his aim is to
draw in China in order to make things difficult for the Soviet
Union. Hence he does not dare to act this way at present. To punish
the Soviet Union is disadvantageous to the U.S., and to punish
China is equally disadvantageous.
One of our policies now is refusing to let Americans visit
China. Is this policy correct? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
should study it. Leftists, moderates and rightists should all be
approved to come to China. Why the rightists? That is to say Nixon,
who represents the monopoly capitalists. The reason is that the
moderates and leftists are unable to solve any problem, and right
now we must straighten things out with Nixon. We have to let him
come as a matter of course.
He long ago wrote letters saying he would send a representative
to China, which we didn't publish in order to keep them secret. He
was not interested in the Warsaw talks and wished to negotiate with
us personally. Therefore I say I am ready to hold talks with him if
he is willing to come. It doesn't matter if the negotiations
succeed or fail, if we quarrel or not, if he comes in the capacity
of a tourist or the President. In short, either way will do. I
don't think I shall quarrel with him, except to give him some
criticism. We shall likewise make self-criticism, i.e. admit our
mistakes and faults. For example, our production level is lower
than that of the U.S., but nothing else.
It was proposed by Nixon himself that he send a representative
to China for negotiations. Documents prove that he would like to
negotiate in person either in Beijing or in Washington, without the
knowledge of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs or going through the
State Department in the U.S. It was extremely mysterious. It was
not to be made known. Such information was to be kept top
secret.
The U.S. will hold general elections in 1972. I reckon Nixon
won't come himself, but may send someone to China during the first
half of the year. If he wants to talk with us, that would be the
time. He is reluctant to give up Taiwan while Chiang Kai-shek is
still alive. What does he have to do with Taiwan? Taiwan's present
situation was created by Truman and Acheson and followed by another
President; only then did Nixon have any share in the Taiwan
question. Then come Kennedy. Nixon visited Taiwan as
Vice-President. He said there were more than ten million people in
Taiwan, but I say there are over one billion people in Asia and 300
million in Africa, all rising in rebellion.
China and the U.S. will establish diplomatic relations sooner or
later. Will China and the U.S. remain for 100 years without
establishing relations? After al1, we haven't occupied your Long
Island!
(PLA Daily)