MANY PROBLEMS ARISE— Grave Consequences of Red Revolution In China

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 October 1949, Page 6

MANY PROBLEMS ARISE— Grave Consequences of Red Revolution In China

NEW YORK, October 27.—The Times, of London, says: “The rroup of mon who took on themselves the titles of office in Peking during the week-end are victors in a revolution as great in its consequence as the Bolshevist revolution in Russia in 1917. “The military advances during the last few months have changed the political and strategic map of Eastern Asia. Behind the marching columns, millions of Chinese were' caught in a social upheaval. The Chinese Communist leaders have already achieved a degree of power and security which the Bolshevist Party did not reach for many years. In constituting themselves a Government, they are only giving form and precision to an authority which was already theirs.”

The Times continues: “A dispute is immediately opened within the United fations, and particularly within the Security Council, where the repreentative -of Nationalist China now its with all the power of the veto zhich belongs fo one of the five permanent members.

“In most of the capitals of the world,

he ambassadors and ministers of Na.ionalist China —now confined to Formosa and the southern mainland —are •ccepted as the representatives of he only legitimate Government in the ountry. Russia’s precipitate recogni- : ion is bound, as doubtless was intended, to make any international discussion more bitter. “The British Government must ,oon make up its mind when and under .vhat conditions it will recognise the -iew rulers of a country in which Jritain, of all the. Western Powers, ias the largest financial and industrial investments. Already there is i demand from British residents in Jie Far East that recognition should aot be unduly delayed. In spite of me handicaps put upon them by the Communists, they believe that their relations with the new authorities are .mproving, and will improve more when Brittan recognises the Communist Government.

“They also feel that British recognition would cause an early collapse of the Nationalist blockade of Chinese posts, which has caused considerable damage to British interests.”

Communist Move

According to observers at Lake Success quoted by the United Press, the recognition by Russia of the new Chinese Communist Government has opened the way for a Communist move to replace the Chinese Nationalist delegation to the United Nations. One well-informed United Nations official predicted that nothing would

be done until the satellite countries followed Moscow’s lead, and perhaps until recognition of the . new regime had been accorded by one or more nations outside the Soviet bloc. Dr T. F. Tsiang. the leader, of the Nationalist delegation, commented: “This so-called People’s Republic of China, being a child of the Soviet Union, naturally would be recognised by its father.” “The Russian decision to recognise the Communist Government of China has advanced the date of the expected ‘China .crisis’ in the United Nations Security Council,” says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent. “According to London diplomatic sources, Russia, by recognising the Government in Peking, has created a state of affairs in which two separate Chinese delegations can claim Great Power backing for a permanent seat on the Security Council. Almost In Suspense

“This means that, until the United Nations can decide on which representation is valid, the work of the Security Council is almost in suspense. “Observers consider that long delay in recognition of the Communist regime by Britain, France and the United States could reduce the Security Council to paralysis. It is believed that the British Government is disposed to accord rapid de jure recognition to the Communist Government of China.”