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...plan for supervised elections, to be held in North Korea only, for the loo-odd seats kept vacant in the Republic of Korea assembly. North Korea just as predictably demanded, among other things, withdrawal of all foreign troops. As Dulles rose to endorse South Korea's plan, Chou scribbled notes, asked to speak as soon as Dulles sat down...
...Chou's maiden speech in international councils was worthy of his Moscow tutors. The U.S., he declared, was the villain-he motioned no other Western powers. The U.S. was creating "an aggressive bloc in Asia," had occupied Formosa, "and its occupation by anybody can in no case be tolerated," was establishing "a new colonial rule in Asia." Said Chou: "We also hold that interference in the internal affairs of the Asian nations should be stopped, all foreign military bases in Asia be removed, foreign armed forces stationed in Asian countries be withdrawn, the remilitarization of Japan be prevented...
...Rifts. Next day Molotov rose to endorse Chou's remarks, remarking pointedly that for the first time "all the great powers" were taking part in an international conference. To the U.S.'s unconcealed chagrin, neither Britain nor France, nor any other European delegation, rose to challenge the Communists' assertion that it was a five-power conference, or to counter the onslaught on the U.S., or to support the South Korean plan...
With rhetorical sarcasm, the U.S. Secretary of State asked at Berlin: "Who is this Chou...
Freda Utley once wrote: "Chou is hard to resist . . . witty, charming and tactful." From a Chinese newspaperman in Tokyo: "I should say he is the most impressive public figure I have ever met." From K. C. Wu, the now exiled governor of Formosa: "He has killed people with his own hands." From a U.S. officer who, like many others, once trusted Chou: "I left thinking he was a friend ... If I saw him today I think I would kill him." And from Chou En-lai himself: "You must't forget that I am a Communist...