Between Washington and Beijing: The Romanian Channel 1970-1971
Between Washington and Beijing: The Romanian Channel 1970-1971
Author(s): Laurenţiu ConstantiniuSubject(s): Diplomatic history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Washington; Beijing; USA; China; Romania; diplomacy; 70s; communism;
Summary/Abstract: On September 10, 1955, during the Soviet-West German negotiations occasioned by the visit to Moscow of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, N. Khrushchev, at that time First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, invited his guest to a walk in the garden and told him: “Do you realize that communist China has already over 600 million inhabitants? Each year adds twelve million more; and they all live on a handful of rice. What will come out of this? Certainly, we are in a position to cope with all these tasks, but it is rather hard. That is why I’m asking you to lend us a helping hand. Help us solve the Chinese problem!” Adenauer noted later that Khrushchev “hesitatingly, added: ‘the American one, too’”.
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: X/2002
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 287-296
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
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