China Ready To Throw Half A Million Troops Into Fray

Wanganui Chronicle, 21 November 1950, Page 5

China Ready To Throw Half A Million Troops Into Fray

HONGKONG, Nov. 19—Communist Soviet assistance in the event of a reChina has completed preparations to versal in the campaign to roll the throw half a million crack troops into United Nations forces down the Kothe battle for Korea, “even at the risk rean peninsula this winter. He also of a major war,’’ a correspondent ot said that a secret Sino-Soviet deal to the Press Trust of India learned on stop “imperialist aggression” was conreliable authority in Peking. eluded last month before “volunteers” The correspondent, who returned of the Chinese People’s Army of Libto Hongkong last night after a two- eration crossed into Korea, months assignment in Peking, says The correspondent says that from

that according to this authority the leaders of the Chinese People’s Republic intervened in Korea deliberately and are fully prepared to face the consequences. The authority said it is understood that China has secured a pledge of

all parts of China today the finest units of the Chinese Communist Army and the best available military equipment are being rushed to Manchuria, while the entire nation is geared for war through an intensive propaganda campaign on the Soviet pattern.