Annotations on an Article Discussing the Sino-Soviet Dispute and Western Countermeasures[1]
(April 1962)

[1]
Refers to an article published on March 25 by Roberts, a reporter for *The Washington Post*, excerpted and translated in Issue No. 430 (Supplement) of *Internal Reference*, compiled and printed by Xinhua News Agency on April 4, 1962. The article was titled *The West Is Gradually Understanding the Implications of the Communist Split*. It stated that the U.S. government had only begun to recognize in the past few months the "grave dangers and great opportunities" inherent in the Sino-Soviet dispute, and that what was currently needed was the formulation of "the most sophisticated American policy." The United States should prepare to seek "certain areas where interests align with communist regimes" and strive to build a world increasingly close to the one envisioned when the United Nations was founded. The U.S. must differentiate among communist countries, not treating them as part of a monolithic bloc, and take steps to pursue a policy of "friendship on a firm basis" toward the Soviet Union while continuing to isolate China. The West must further improve its military position so as to, in turn, assist Khrushchev and support the arguments he presents to Mao Zedong. The West should participate in the internal communist discussions on the future of Marxism-Leninism and should not limit itself to "negative criticism."

[2]
This first part consists of Mao Zedong’s annotations on the section of the article titled *On Western Countermeasures*. The "eight points" refer to Mao’s summary of the article’s suggestions regarding what the West could do in pursuing a policy of friendship with the Soviet Union:
(1) Kennedy’s proposal for space cooperation; (2) mutual televised speeches by U.S. and Soviet leaders; (3) Kennedy’s visit to the Soviet Union; (4) recognition of Outer Mongolia; (5) withholding nuclear weapons from West Germany; (6) dissuading Yugoslavia or Greece from exerting pressure on Albania; (7) assuring Poland and Czechoslovakia of recognition of their borders with Germany; (8) providing economic aid to Eastern European countries, rather than limiting it to Poland and Yugoslavia as at present. In the second part, the word "contradiction" is written beside the following passage:
"A weak Western response to communist initiatives would encourage the Russians to raise the benefits they expect from adventurism and deprive Khrushchev of the argument he has consistently used against Mao Zedong: that the danger of a world war is immense. Conversely, Western strength would give Khrushchev the justification he needs to convince Mao and other like-minded communists that the danger of a world war is greater than they imagine."

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All eight points are offensive, exposing revisionism before the world.
Contradiction
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On April 28, 1962, Mao Zedong met with members of the Fourth Committee of the All-China Youth Federation.
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On May 1, 1962, Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai on the Tiananmen Rostrum.
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