Firmly Support Thejapanese People In Their Struggle Against Thejapanese-U.S. Military Alliance

Date: 1960-05-14
Source: en:FLP-Diplomacy
FIRMLY SUPPORT THE JAPANESE PEOPLE
IN THEIR STRUGGLE AGAINST
THE JAPANESE-U.S. MILITARY ALLIANCE*
(May 14, 1960)
The new Japan-U.S. "Security Pact" is a military alliance that is
aggressive in nature and one to oppress the broad masses of the Japanese people
and make enemies of China, the Soviet Union and the Asian people. It poses
a serious threat to peace in Asia and the world as a whole and, at the same
time, is bound to bring serious disaster to the Japanese people. The Chinese
and Japanese peoples should oppose the Japan-U.S. military alliance, and so
should the Asian people and peace-loving people the world over.
U.S. imperialism is the common enemy of the Chinese and Japanese
peoples. It is the common enemy of the people of Asia, Africa and Latin
America and of peace-loving people the world over. Imperialism keeps its
running dogs in many countries, who are disliked by the people of their own
countries. The Kishi Nobusuke government of Japan is such a government.
The far-sighted and patriotic personages of the Japanese Liberal Democratic
Party have also expressed their unhappiness at the reactionary policy of Kishi
Nobusuke. At present, the Japanese people are carrying out large-scale struggle,
fighting against the treaty of Japan-US military alliance. In their struggle
against the latter, the Japanese people are developing political awareness each
day, and more and more people are awakened. The Japanese people are very
hopeful. In the past, present and future the Chinese people have supported
and will always firmly support the patriotic and just struggle of the Japanese
people. The Cuban and other Latin American peoples are supporting the
struggle of the Japanese people, and the Japanese people are supporting the
struggles of the Cuban and other Latin American peoples.
Not long ago the United States sent a U-2 airplane to invade the Soviet
* This is a summary of Mao Zedong's talk with delegations of the Japan-China
Friendship Association and the General Council of Trade Unions from Japan and other
delegations from Cuba, Brazil and Argentina that were visiting China.
Union and conduct espionage activities. It was shot down by the Soviet Union.
The Soviets were very correct in doing so. This event has once more exposed
the true face of U.S. imperialism, which is preparing for a war of aggression
under the hypocritical disguise of peace, and further attested to the whole
world such truth that one can entertain no unrealistic illusions about imperi
alism. Some people have described Eisenhower as a very peace-loving man.
It is my hope that these people will wake up in the face of such facts.
We support the convocation of the summit meeting, no matter whether
such a meeting brings results or how big or small such results are. However,
the attainment of world peace should mainly rely on the firm struggle of the
people of various countries.
What imperialism fears most is the political awakening of the people of
Asia, Africa and Latin America, and of the people of countries throughout the
world. We should be united to drive U.S. imperialism away from Asia, Africa
and and Latin America and send it home.
(From the news release revised by Mao Zedong)