Word: tibet
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Like love triangles throughout history, Russia's recent flirtation with the West has resulted in jealousy and political temper-tantrums on the part of China. The atrocities in Tibet, squabbles with India, denunciations of the U.A.R. and Yugoslavia are the embarrassing and peevish actions of a self-righteous and somewhat neglected power...
...Russia is the greatest power," secure in his disarmament declaration, China has been playing dog in the manger, having treated Khrushchev's visit as unimportant and having refused to issue a joint communique on the occasion. The trouble in India has been explained, so far, as a cover for Tibet atrocities or as an outlet for Chinese territorial expansion needs (Nehru's view...
...concessions on both sides. Russia, which is now concerned with keeping its bourgeoise respectability on the international scene, would get backing on its summit conference proposal and a promise of peace overtures towards Formosa. In exchange, Russia would step up economic assistance, wholeheartedly support the Chinese position in Tibet, and furnish nuclear weapons to its neighbor (perhaps in time to coincide with French tests in the Sahara...
After being reluctant about taking up the problem at all, the United Nations General Assembly has reluctantly voted a mild, almost anemic resolution condemning--no, not even condemning--expressing "grave concern" over "reported" repressions in Tibet. The Communist Chinese, chastened by this stinging rebuke, will no doubt immediately withdraw their forces, and the bespectacled Dalai Lama will soon make a triumphal re-entry into Lhasa, with Life magazine on the scene to cover the event with the same breathless fervor it devoted to his "miraculous escape...
...strong measure of condemnation would not force the Chinese out of Tibet, but it would at least maintain the ideals of the United Nations. After promisingly energetic stands in the Korean and Suez crises, the U.N. seems headed down the familiar road of reluctance that destroyed its predecessor...