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...dealing with China, Pye explained, it has always been very difficult to separate myth from reality. "Myth, of course is what you think and reality what I think," Pye added...
...American people, according to three-year-old polls, were in general apathetic about our relations with China. Recently, however, Pye continued, "it has become fashionable to deal with and be flexible over relations with China. I welcome the change in mood, but am pessimistic about the ability of the U.S. to influence Chinese policy." If this turns out to be the case, Pye said, then there is the distinct possibility of a backlash by disillusioned Americans which will make future relations with the Chinese more difficult...
...believe in the potency of Chinese ideology; you have to be pretty sick to subscribe to it," Pye stated. The world does not look to China for leadership of the social revolution, he continued, "China has made too many mistakes and its bluff has been called too many times...
There seems a fairly good chance that after the intensified Maoist period, China will adopt a new form of Communism to its varied culture, Pye said. It will be a Communism of a more relaxed nature, with greater decentralization and a better chance to be integrated with other countries, Pye added...
China seems to have broken all the rules. It is simultaneously at odds with the United States, Russia, and India; for any other country this would be political suicide, Pye said...