(April 27, 1955)
Both China and Pakistan are countries in the East. There are
many common points among Eastern countries, as all of them have
been oppressed by Western countries. Among the countries in Asia
and Africa only Japan is an industrialized country, but now it is
in a difficult position. The recent Asian-African Conference was a
success, its participating countries basically united. The
communiqué of the conference was adopted not by a majority vote,
but by consensus. Between China and Pakistan there has never been
war, nor are there any disputes. Trade is going on. China and
Pakistan should therefore become good friends.
If the Asian-African Conference had not been sponsored by the
five Colombo countries but by China, it could not have been held.
Those people believed in you, not in us, for ours is a country in
which the Communist Party is in power. But we Communists are not
like what the United States has depicted--people with disheveled
hair, green faces and long teeth, fiendish creatures with three
heads and six arms. We are reasonable people. As you have accepted
U.S. military aid, India is afraid and we too are afraid.
Ambassador Ahmed says that Pakistan will never use such military
aid against India or other countries. It is good to have such
assurance. Besides, your country has signed the Manila Pact. We are
not afraid of Pakistan, Thailand or the Philippines, or even
Britain and Australia, but the United states. Now we understand
that when Pakistan joined the Manila Treaty bloc, it did so for
fear of aggression from China. I hope you will gradually understand
that China will not commit aggression against others. I also hope
that misunderstandings between our two countries will be cleared up
and relations between us will be improved. We have already
established diplomatic and trade relations with Pakistan. Though
diplomatic relations have not yet been established with Thailand
and the Philippines, we hope our relations with those countries can
also be improved. Premier Zhou Enlai had some contact with
representatives of those countries during the Asian-African
Conference.
China is ready to live together in peace with all countries,
including the United States. In his statement Premier Zhou Enlai
expressed our readiness to sit down to negotiations with the
Americans. During the Asian-African Conference we talked about the
Taiwan question to the five Colombo countries and Thailand and the
Philippines. All questions should be resolved through negotiation,
and it is not good to resort to fighting.
I hope Mr. Ambassador will soon settle down in Beijing and work
for improvement of relations between our two countries; you can
contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs if you have any
difficulties. For our part, we shall enjoin the Chinese envoy and
all the embassy staff in Pakistan to develop good relations with
the government of Pakistan.
(PLA Daily)