Word: china
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...irksome to Indonesia's nationalists and as politically aloof as ever. In the euphoric aftermath of the 1955 Bandung Conference, Red Chinese Premier Chou En-lai negotiated with Indonesia a curious treaty giving the Chinese settlers the option of either citizenship; but, in fact, nearly 75% retain Red China passports. Last year President Sukarno closed down Nationalist Chinese schools and shops-to Peking's delight. But last May, Sukarno made it plain that all Chinese were eventually to be hobbled. He ordered some 80,000 rural "alien" businessmen, worth $65 million, to move into the cities...
...this was a far cry from the days when Indonesia was one of the first countries in the world to recognize Red China. By last week the Times of Indonesia was demanding the expulsion of Red China's Ambassador Huang Chen. Radio Peking had its own pat explanation of what had gone wrong: "Some time ago, the U.S. sent a special agent pretending to be a scientist to Indonesia to fan up an anti-China campaign . . ." But the truth was that if Mao and Chen Yi and Ambassador Huang were themselves U.S. secret agents, they could hardly have done...
Nehru's unexpected and untypical sternness won him instant approval from India's press and public. The Hindustan Times, recently his most bitter critic, declared it was "unreservedly in agreement" with Nehru's policy, and that the proposals offered to China were "sane and practical and give none of our rights away." There were still demands that Nehru fire Krishna Menon, India's lean and irascible Minister of Defense, whom many Congress Party leaders blame for Nehru's past disregard of Red China's encroachments. Loyal to his friends as always, Nehru answered sharply...
TOKYO, Nov. 29--Red China today accused the U.S. consulate general in Bombay of kidnaping one of China's consular staff, holding him for 20 hours and forcing him to make a statement against his will...
...Chinese was identified by Peiping as Chang Chien-yu, a member of Red China's Export-Import Corp. The U.S. Embassy said he asked for asylum in the United States, then changed his mind...