China Sees Conspiracy In U.N.

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31225, 24 November 1966, Page 17

China Sees Conspiracy In U.N.

(N.Z.P. A.-Reuter —Copyright)

PEKING, Nov. 23.

China yesterday accused the United States of scheming with a handful of “vassal states” to keep her out of the United Nations.

The New China News Agency, Hsinhau, said “The United States has rigged up a handful of its vassal States like Japan and Thailand to advance once again a so-called ‘important question’ resolution, which requires a twothirds majority vote on the restoration of China’s lawful rights.”

By this tactic, the agency said, the United States hoped to keep China out of the world body. “At the same time, the United States has instigated Canada, Italy and some other countries to conduct a new two-Chinas’ manoeuvre as its ‘second defence line’ to prevent China from resuming its lawful right of representation,” the agency said. “Sinister Aim” The agency described as a “sinister United States aim” the plan put forward by six nations yesterday for a committee to investigate the whole question of Chinese representation and report back in 12 months. The plan, tabled by Bel-

gium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Italy and Trinidad and Tobago, was “a new plot hatched by the United States,” the agency said, adding that it was “thoroughly exposed and opposed as soon as it was trotted out.”

Peking also called for the complete reorganisation of the United Nations, which it alleged, was manipulated and controlled by the United States and the Soviet Union, the “New York Times” News Service reported from Hong Kong. Today’s agency comment also condemned the United States for attempting to shift responsibility to Peking for the exclusion of the Chinese delegation.

It reiterated China’s objections to the United Nations in its present form but rejected arguments that it was isolating itself from the United Nations.

• The agency said everybody knew China’s stand towards “the United Nations under United States-Soviet control” but that Italy had nevertheless proposed that its committee find out what were feelings with regard to representation. The agency said the current debate on Peking’s representation had begun under conditions in which China’s international prestige and influence had “grown without parallel in history.” In Washington authorities are convinced that the American shift of position at the United Nations will expose China’s unwillingness to enter the world organisation on terms acceptable to a majority of its members, United Press International reported.

In the past, the United States has fought outright against China’s admission to the United Nations in spite of growing sentiment of a number of other member nations in favour of such a move.

On Monday, the Ambassador, Mr Arthur Goldberg, announced United States support of the special study committee on the question. American observers view the study committee move as more than just a delaying tactic. They believe the study will find that Peking is so stubbornly out of step with world thinking that it will be shown unwilling to join, except on impossible terms. The United States strategy acknowledges that the endorsement of the study committee might open the door to a “two-China” solution, under which both the Nationalists and the Communists would have representation in the United Nations. But officials see little prospect of the Communists accepting this approach and are themselves unalterably committed to opposing the ouster of the Nationalists.