‘PRAVDA’ ATTACKS CHINESE LEADER

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30536, 3 September 1964, Page 17

‘PRAVDA’ ATTACKS CHINESE LEADER

(N.Z.P .A.-Reuter—Copyright)

MOSCOW, September 2.

The Soviet Communist Party newspaper, “Pravda,” said today the Chinese leaders “would like to deprive Mongolia of independence and make her a Chinese province.” “Pravda” said Chinese leaders offered to “reach agreement” on this when Mr Khrushchev and other Soviet leaders visited Peking in 1954.

The newspaper was commenting on an interview given by the Chinese party leader, Mao Tse Tung, to a party of Japanese Socialists and published in Japan. It said the Chinese leader claimed Mongolia had been put under Soviet rule.

In an editorial, “Pravda” accused Chinese leaders of ignoring the class struggle and adopting a “super-nation-alistic” and “great power” policy. The newspaper said, “The Chinese leaders are playing a dangerous political game.” It said Peking was flirting

with imperialist countries, adding that whereas Chinese propagandists formerly referred to President de Gaulle of France as a “Fascist and bandit,” now he had hinted at the possibility of a rapprochement with Peking as he was regarded as a fighter against American Imperialism. “Pravda” said that in the interview Mao Tse Tung had said Japan was a developed country and “she may help us in many respects. In political respects we also must support each other.”