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Favorable Influence. "The armistice in Indo-China testifies," Chou went on suavely, "that the forces for peace are irresistible. No policy aimed at creating splits and forming opposing military groups can have the support of the people ... It is our opinion that the nations of Asia should consult among themselves and cooperate ... in the interests of safeguarding peace." It was an astute, well-timed bid for the leadership of Asia...
...Next day Chou paid gracious tribute-via the British Broadcasting Corp.-to the peace-loving people of Britain. He took off for a state visit to East Berlin, where puppet Red Premier Otto Grotewohl paid unctuous homage: "No power on earth can settle international problems without consulting the Great People's Republic of China." Chou took Grotewohl at his word; he surveyed one of Grotewohl's -and Russia's trickiest unresolved problems, then observed: "Geneva . . . will favorably influence the reunification of Germany...
Masterful Application. Across the Communist empire, the Red radio network proclaimed the extent of Chou's triumph. "The achievement is of immense, historic significance," crowed Peking. "It is another victory for peaceful negotiation, another ignominious setback for the U.S. policy of strength." The Red radios had their own significant interpretation of Geneva's meaning...
...week's end, Chou the Conqueror headed home via Warsaw, Moscow and Ulan Bator, clasping a brand-new doctorate of law from East Berlin's University. The citation praised him for "masterful application of international...
...Chou Enlai, Geneva was indeed a famous victory, won in the open where the world could look on and draw its own fearful conclusions. "Are the Western nations really capable of stopping Communist aggression?" asked the independent Chinese Truth Daily of Hong Kong. "The doubt alone is sufficient...