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CONFIDENTIAL
-69-
"NATIONAL
ARCHIVES
RECORDS
6
SERVICE'
normalization of our relations with China is an important
prerequisite to effective action on our part in other
sections of Asia. To put 1t in a slightly different way:
That our ability to be constructive, let's say, in India
is not something which can be considered independent of
our relationship with China. My own view is that the
normalization of relations with China is essential in fair
degree to the development of constructive relations with
India.
MR. QUIGLEY: I think that there is a field for
governmental assistance to the peoples of Asia through
direct relationships, though, of course, I agree with
Professor Lattimore that that cannot be arranged except
with the consent of government. But I can't go with my
friend Stassen into India and southeast Asia, and so on,
unless he goes with me into China also. It seems to me
that we cannot conclude that Communism in China will be
the same thing as Communism in Russia, and it seems to
me we must distinguish, therefore, in our national policy
between countries that are Comminist of their own choice,
as far as we can tell, and those that are dominated from
outside. And at the present time I would be inclined to
say that the burden of proof that Communism in China is
merely another brand of Russian Communism is on the person
who makes that allegation. I would also like to raise
the question as to whether we may expect that other
countries of Asia will be favorable toward a program which
will not contemplate aid to China as well as to them.
I
rather doubt 1t. There has been developing, as all of you
here know, an inter-Asianism, a sort of one-Asiaism sense
of a common interest, common concern which seems to work
against a program that did not take all countries into
account, and I rather think that Nehru would have that
feeling with regard to China. I would like, if I may, Mr.s
Chairman, to ask if it is proper that we call upon Dr.
Stuart on this point of the possibilities of resistance
to outside control of Chinese thought that are latent in
Chinese culture.
My question is: Do you think that Chinese culture
contains powerful forces of resistance to domination by
any outside culture?
MR. STUART: Yes, emphatically. We have in China a
fascinating sociological laboratory. Communism is being
tried out in a country very different from anything where
it has been in control before. I don't think anyone can
prophesy just what will emerge from it, but it will be
something that is distinctively Chinese.
MR. VINACKE:
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