Word: asia
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Annoyed, Sir John furiously delivered himself of the conference's plainest talk. If Chou really believed in coexistence, said Sir John, why did he not call off the subversive activities of the Communist parties throughout Asia? (see box next page). From that moment on, any move at Bandung to denounce "Western colonialism" while ignoring Communist imperialism was doomed to failure...
...desk, Nehru declared that NATO is "a powerful protector of colonialism," which has had the "gross impertinence" to hint to India that it would protect Portuguese Goa. "We should not take any sides in the cold war," said Nehru. "It is an intolerable humiliation for any nation of Asia or Africa to degrade itself by becoming a camp follower of one or the other of the power blocs . . . We will not join either bloc because that means losing our identity...
...exile himself from Formosa, Sir John insists that "there is no purpose in standing neutral for the benefit of the wrong party.'' On a tour of the U.S. last year, he told everyone from President Eisenhower on down that he believes "in self-help and development for Asia-not handouts...
...Communist parties concerned are autonomous bodies which do not take their orders from any foreign power. If this is so, then China would have nothing to lose and would gain immeasurably with all of us in prestige by publicly and formally calling upon the local Communist groups throughout Asia and Africa to disband. This reassuring gesture from Peking has not been forthcoming, and I for one am perturbed about...
...number of Communist-backed newspapers called the "mosquito" press, the Reds have laid their fire on higher ground: the new Nanyang University that its chancellor, Author Lin Yutang (The Importance of Living), had dreamed of building into the intellectual mecca of the millions of free Chinese in Southeast Asia (TIME, Aug. 16). Day after day, Lin was singled out for special attack in the press; he received an anonymous threat to his life, was forced to go about the city with a police bodyguard. This month, when Lin finally resigned, ostensibly because of an argument over his 1955 budget...