War Clouds and Theories

As we enter 1981, it is fascinating to note and ponder the new Chinese (Communist) attitude to war. World war, it seems, is no longer inevitable. This, at least, is what the secretary general of the Chinese Communist Party, Hu Yaobang, said to his Spanish colleague, Santiago Carrillo, in Peking the other day.

“It is our view,” he said, “that if only all peace-loving countries and people unite and take firm steps to curb the hegemonists’ aggression and expansion, it is possible to postpone or even prevent the outbreak of a great war. On the other hand, however, if the people of the world lower their guard so that the hegemonists continuously intensify their aggressive and expansionist activities, then this situation will inevitably lead to the eventuality of a great war.”

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As we enter 1981, it is fascinating to note and ponder the new Chinese (Communist) attitude to war. World war, it seems, is no longer inevitable. This, at least, is what the secretary general of the Chinese Communist Party, Hu Yaobang, said to his Spanish colleague, Santiago Carrillo, in Peking the other day.

“It is our view,” he said, “that if only all peace-loving countries and people unite and take firm steps to curb the hegemonists’ aggression and expansion, it is possible to postpone or even prevent the outbreak of a great war. On the other hand, however, if the people of the world lower their guard so that the hegemonists continuously intensify their aggressive and expansionist activities, then this situation will inevitably lead to the eventuality of a great war.”