Word: china
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...that Asians see today's world divided not between Communists and anti-Communists but "haves" and "have-nots." He includes the southern Asians in the latter group. Rising though it does from their desperate poverty, their demand for social and economic reform is keener because of the example of China's startling industrial expansion. Nehru sees this as a challenge to democracy to achieve equal progress without coercion, but in other countries it seems to be felt as a challenge to which democracy has no answer...
Whether or not Ayub is the man for Pakistan, the revolt in Pakistan raises a further question: Is Democracy the method for the underdeveloped countries of southern Asia? Those who believe with Nehru that Democracy can meet the challenge of Communist China, may lend a readier ear to pleas that the United States devote a larger part of its foreign aid to economic rather than military projects. Policies of primarily military aid in underdeveloped countries may, indeed, foster and maintain the military dictatorships that are now appearing...
...When the Japanese occupied Burma, Ne Win came with them, but, like the other Thakins, soon discovered that the Japanese occupiers were more cruel than the British, and began fighting them. He has been fighting ever since: against the rebellious Karen tribesmen, against 9,000 Chinese Nationalists along the China border, against the insurgent Communists in the jungles, swamps and paddies where some 4,000 of his soldiers have died...
Noodle shops throve on the celebration. Bunting and streamers festooned Taipei. And to avoid the well-wishing crush, Nationalist China's-Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek went off to his Sun Moon Lake retreat, passed a quiet 72nd birthday...
...SCHISM IN CHINA. Pope Pius XII was fearful of forcing the Catholics in China into deeper schism by excommunicating the Chinese bishops who are making valid but unauthorized consecrations, hence went no farther than deploring their action in one of his last encyclicals. Insiders are waiting to see whether. Pope John will take a tougher line...