Brzezinski sees Huang

Press, 22 May 1978, Page 8

Brzezinski sees Huang

NZPA-Reuter Peking The White House National (Security Affairs Adviser I I (Mr Zbigniew Brzezinski) (Started a second round of jtalks with the Chinese Fori eign Minister (Mr Huang I Hua) in Peking yesterday after paying his respects at I the mausoleum containing I the embalmed body of the ; late communist leader, Mao Tse-tung. Mr Brzezinski was due to meet the senior Deputy I Prime Minister (Mr Teng Hsiao-ping) later and then attend an informal dinner given by Mr Teng. The morning talks with (Mr Huang were taking place I in the Great Hall of the

People, a few hundred metres from the mausoleum in the central Square of I Heavenly Peace. The Foreign Minister wasi expected to give the Chinese; view of the world situation J after Mr Brzezinski gave the American view on Saturday. ; Before Mr Brzezinski’s arrival for a three-day visit, | Washington had stressed) that he was going to Peking) to discuss international ( affairs and not the normalisation of diplomatic relations between the two countries. However, the White House adviser told Mr Huang on Saturday night that President Jimmy Carter had

(asked him to say that the (President was determined to 'Join Peking in overcoming the remaining obstacles forwards normalisation. : | “The United States has (made up its mind on this ■ issue,” Mr Brzezinski said. I He also said the Sino- ■ ’American relationship was dedicated to peace and “only II those aspiring to dominate > | others have any reason to I; fear the further development •of American-Chinese relations.” The Chinese, for their part, have made it abso- . lutely clear that normalisation will only come after the (United States severs its mil■(itary and diplomatic ties (with Taiwan.