CHINA VIRTUALLY REJECTS U.N. PROPOSAL OF A CEASE-FIRE IN KOREA

Wanganui Chronicle, 18 December 1950, Page 8

CHINA VIRTUALLY REJECTS U.N. PROPOSAL OF A CEASE-FIRE IN KOREA

/Mr. Wu Is Suspicious

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (Rec. 6 pm).—The Chinese Peoples’ Republic today virtually rejected the United Nations’ Korean cease fire proposal which it called a “trap,” but at the same time declared its willingness to strive for a peaceful solution to the “problem of the Far East.”

Mr. Wu Hsiuchuan, leader of the Peking Government delegation to Lake Success, told a press conference that the real intention of the cease fire proposal was to “tie the hands” of North Korean Chinese forces while American forces continued their aggression in Korea.

Mr Wu declared the United States was trying to set a trap for the Chinese people by continuing their “aggression” in Korea and Formosa, reviving Japanese militarism under General MacArthur, and by driving the American people into an “abyss or war.”

He added: "We wish the unmask such a trap of. the United States ruling circle to the peace-loving people of the world.”

Mr Wu, after stating Peking’s willingness to strive for a peaceful solution to the problem of the Fjr East, added: “We also are willing to try to advise Chinese volunteers to bring to pn early conclusion the military operations which they have been forced to undertake together with the Korean Peoples Army in their resistance against United States armed forces of aggression.” Mr Wu was asked whet'jer the phrase saying the Communists were willing to try to advise Chinese volunteers to have an early conclusion of military operations, meant that Peking would be prepared to withdraw Chinese forces. He replied yes, and that the volunteers would be withdrawn “if certain circumstances are fulfilled.” Mr Wil’s Press conference was confined to a long statement by him and the issue of a speech he had intended to deliver to the General Assembly’s Political Committee. He protested vigorously against the fact that he

had not been given the opportunity of making the speech in the Political Committee on charges of American aggression against China. He laid the blame to the “manipulations of the Anglo-American bloc.” The speech said the Chinese people were determined to recover Formosa from the “clutches of the shameless United States aggressor. We are determined to do so, and have the strength to do it. The Government of the United States must bear full responsibility for all the consequences that may arise. Chinese understand that once the aggressor in Korea completes its aggression, its next step will inevitably be further aggression against the mainland jf China."

Mr. Wu cited President Truman’s statement recently about the atom bomb joint comunique of Mr Truman and Mr Attlee and the proclamation of a state of national emergency by the United States Government as evidence of a real intention behind the “cease-fire” proposal for Korea. Mr Wu said the United States had obstinately carried on a policy of wanton intervention in China’s internal affairs.

“The facts prove the People’s Republic of China cannot forcibly be denied a major voice in Asian affairs, and its position in the United Nations. Only on the basis of full recognition of this fact may efforts to solve by peaceful means the present-day important problems of the world reach any result.” Mr. Wu concluded the conference by expressing sincere thanks for the welcome given his party by the American people. He said that although friendship between the Chinese and American peoples was threatened by the policies of the “ruling circles” of the United States, he earnestly believed that the friendship would continue.