A Conversation with the Head of the French Government Delegation,
André Bettencourt
(July 13, 1970)
Matters in the world must be discussed and deliberated. Domestic issues should be resolved by the people themselves within each country, while international matters require consultation and settlement by all parties; they should not be decided by just two major powers. [1]
Printed according to The Selected Works of Mao Zedong on Diplomacy. Published in the People’s Daily on January 1, 1972.
Notes
[1] This passage is taken from a conversation held by Mao Zedong on July 13, 1970, during his meeting with a French government delegation headed by André Bettencourt, Minister for Planning and Territorial Development at the Prime Minister’s Office. The excerpt was included in The Selected Works of Mao Zedong on Diplomacy, published in December 1994 by the Central Literature Press and the World Knowledge Press. On January 1, 1972, the joint New Year editorial titled “Unite and Strive for Greater Victory,” jointly issued by the People’s Daily, Hongqi magazine, and the PLA Daily, quoted this passage in bold type.