Word: pro-soviet
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Whether the Soviet intrusion was accidental or not, Peking's angry response could hardly have surprised the Russians. In January, three Soviet diplomats and two of their wives were expelled from Peking after being caught redhanded, according to the Chinese, in the act of making contact with a pro-Soviet Chinese agent (TIME, Feb. 4). That alleged bit of espionage intensified an already lengthy campaign of anti-Soviet propaganda by Peking's press on every subject from Russia's economic assistance ("plunder") to disarmament ("a swindle") to Moscow's policies in Southeast Asia ("a fond dream...
...cancer; in Peking. Born in Mao's native province of Hunan, Liu was a member of the Communist Party's Central Committee by 1927 and in 1943 rose to Secretary-General, the No. 2 post in the regime. First denounced in 1966 as a pro-Soviet "revisionist" who favored work incentives, Liu was completely out of power three years later...
Despite the potential explosiveness of the situation, four years of negotiations over disputed border territories have produced no results. Meanwhile, the Russians seem to be pinning their hopes on what Soviet commentators refer to as "healthy forces" in China, meaning a moderate pro-Soviet clique that could take power after Mao has gone. That is at best a long-range hope. For Mao, however, there are more immediate advantages to be gained from the conflict. He has often used the threat of a foreign enemy to rally support for his own policies while isolating his domestic opposition. Though no Confucianist...
...renewing diplomatic relations with the Israelis, which were broken off in 1967. There is not much else the Russians could do to punish Sadat. There is no sense in attempting to topple him, since Sadat has already imprisoned and displaced former Vice President Ali Sabry and other pro-Soviet Egyptians who might have replaced him. Nor are the Russians likely to strip away Egypt's military strength to the point that Israel would be tempted to try a pre-emptive strike...
...25th anniversary of Pakistan's independence. On that day, the National Assembly that was elected in December 1970-minus, of course, its 169 East Bengali members-will be convened in Islamabad to draft a permanent constitution. In the meantime, Wali Khan's pro-Soviet National Awami Party will form governments in Baluchistan and Northwest Frontier. Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, which has a 96-seat majority in the 145-member Assembly, will run the other two provinces, Punjab and Sind, as well as the central government...