On The Question Of The Differentiation Of The Three Worlds

Date: 1974-02-22
Source: en:FLP-Diplomacy
ON THE QUESTION OF THE DIFFERENTIATION
OF THE THREE WORLDS*
(February 22, 1974)
Chairman Mao Zedong (hereinafter referred to as Mao): We hope the
Third World will unite. The Third World has a large population!
President Kenneth David Kaunda (hereinafter referred to as Kaunda):
That's right.
Mao: Who belongs to the First World?
Kaunda: I think it ought to be the world of exploiters and imperialists.
Mao: And the Second World?
Kaunda: Those who have become revisionists.
Mao: I hold that the U.S. and the Soviet Union belong to the First World.
The middle elements, as Japan, Europe, Australia and Canada, belong to
the Second World. We are the Third World.
Kaunda: I agree with your analysis, Mr. Chairman.
Mao: The U.S. and the Soviet Union have a lot of atomic bombs, and
they are richer. Europe, Japan, Australia and Canada, of the Second World,
do not possess so many atomic bombs and are not so rich as the First World,
but richer than the Third World. What do you think of this explanation?
Kaunda: Mr. Chairman, your analysis is very pertinent and correct.
Mao: We can discuss it.
Kaunda: I think we can reach agreement without discussion, because I
believe this analysis is already very pertinent.
Mao: The Third World is very populous.
Kaunda: Precisely so.
Mao: All Asian countries, except Japan, belong to the Third World. All
of Africa and also Latin America belong to the Third World.
(From the verbatim record)
* These are excerpts from Mao Zedong's talk with President Kenneth David Kaunda
of Zambia.