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Much concern in India (+elsewhere) today abt China's increasing influence & economic presence globally. Less known is that these concerns go back to the 1950s/1960s. Here's what USG called an "anti-Chicom" booklet that Indian embassies in Africa were distributing in 1964. 1/
Intro to booklet: Zhou Enlai “preaching the gospel of Afro-Asian solidarity, speaking the language of peaceful co-existence, & spreading the image of China as a paragon of sweet reasonableness...The contradiction between profession & practice has a touch of comedy about it.” 2/
Text: “You’ve Dropped Something!”
"Emperor Haile Selassie took note of China’s rejection of the nuclear test ban treaty.”
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"Emperor Haile Selassie took note of China’s rejection of the nuclear test ban treaty.”
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Text: Text: “Double Values”
“It is possible to wean an Imperialist Country & even do business with it – Red Flag 12-12-63”
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“It is possible to wean an Imperialist Country & even do business with it – Red Flag 12-12-63”
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"anti-Chicom" booklet MEA India distributing in Africa in '64.
Text: “Up The Garden Path”
“Peaceful co-existence is nothing but a tactical weapon to deceive the enemy – Deng Xiaoping, 1960”
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Text: “Up The Garden Path”
“Peaceful co-existence is nothing but a tactical weapon to deceive the enemy – Deng Xiaoping, 1960”
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"anti-Chicom" booklet MEA India distributed in Africa in '64.
Text: “Promising Pupil”
“Communism is not love! Communism is a hammer we use to destroy our enemies – Mao Zedong”
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Text: “Promising Pupil”
“Communism is not love! Communism is a hammer we use to destroy our enemies – Mao Zedong”
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"anti-Chicom" booklet MEA India distributed in Africa in '64.
Text: “Tough Competition”
“For all its eagerness to win African support for Peking’s side in the Sino-Soviet conflict, Zhou could offer little cash to underdeveloped countries.”
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Text: “Tough Competition”
“For all its eagerness to win African support for Peking’s side in the Sino-Soviet conflict, Zhou could offer little cash to underdeveloped countries.”
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"anti-Chicom" booklet MEA India distributed in Africa in '64.
Text: “Great Wall of China”
“In our work of construction we have always pursued a policy of self-reliance – Zhou Enlai”
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Text: “Great Wall of China”
“In our work of construction we have always pursued a policy of self-reliance – Zhou Enlai”
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"anti-Chicom" booklet MEA India distributed in Africa in '64.
Text: “The Chain Smoker”
“China & Africa have been developing friendly relations on the basis of the 10 Bandung principles & the 5 principles of peaceful co-existence – Peoples Daily”
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Text: “The Chain Smoker”
“China & Africa have been developing friendly relations on the basis of the 10 Bandung principles & the 5 principles of peaceful co-existence – Peoples Daily”
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"anti-Chicom" booklet MEA India distributed in Africa in '64.
Text: "Trophies to Date"
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Text: "Trophies to Date"
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This was a selection of the cartoons in the booklet Indian embassies in Africa distributed in 1964. For context, there was a concern in Delhi -- shared by Washington & Moscow -- re the increase in Chinese influence (esp relative to that of India) in the Afro-Asian world. 11/11
