CHINA AND INDIA

Press, Volume C, Issue 29555, 3 July 1961, Page 18

CHINA AND INDIA

“Truculence” Seen IPnrfammtary Reporter) WELLINGTON. July 2. China has always shown great tenacity where what it regards as historic Cbineee territory is involved, but this hardly explains the truculence of its behaviour and the apparent recklessness with which it has squandered Indian good will, says the atmual report of the Department of External Affairs, tabled in the Houwe of Representatives. “It may we’l be, however, that China r ecogniaes th e significance tor the rest of Asia of India's efforts to develop great industrial capacity within a free society. Agitation over frontier claims could thus be part of a systematic effort to obstruct India’s progress, ’’ the report says. "One of the moat satisfying teaturw of New Zealand's external affairs in recent years has been the understanding and friendiinem of its relations with the CcmmmweaMi countries of South-east Asia—Malaya and Singapore. As with Malayu. New Zealand's most direct contacts with Singapore are through the Cotombo Plan. "Since 19M New Zealand has appropriated £10315,000 tor capital and technical assistance. Approximately £6.500.000 has been spent on specific capital aid projects, and additional commitments amounting to £1,400.000 for the next year or two have been entered into or are pending. “To the end of March. 1961, New Zealand lias spent more than £1.750,000 on technical assistance, 883 students have received or are receiving training in New Zealand, and 146 New Zealand experts have taken up assignments in the countries of South and Southeast Asia. • “The need to help has in no way lessened. In New Zealand's case this is Ukely, in the second decade of the Colombo Plan, to Involve increased activity in the fleud of technical assistance,” saya the report. "New Zealand is naturally concerned with evee>te which may affect the security ot its close aWy. the United States. In addition, the prospect of growing Communist activity in the area near the Panama Canal could directly affect New Zealand’s pattern of trading and other relationships. Future developments in Cuba and Latin America may well have considerable jugniflcance tor New Zealand.” says the report.