[unclear: No] troops

[unclear: hina,] he said, has no [unclear: es] and not a single troop [unclear: side] her borders. She has [unclear: troops] in North Vietnam, explained, because China not been asked for them. [unclear: na] is, however, supplying [unclear: th] Vietnam with weapons [unclear: other] aid. Of this he was proud, and was at pains [unclear: point] out that Russia was [unclear: pulling] her weight in this [unclear: ard.] While it is obvious [unclear: it] the United Stales has a [unclear: anoic] fear of Communist China, so the Chinese are quite convinced that an invasion of China by America is almost inevitable. Certainly all the anti-United States songs and dances we saw were clearly defensive rather than offensive.

The Chinese are proud, generous, fiercely Nationalistic and extremely likeable. They have a great sense of humour and are prepared even to have a quiet laugh at themselves. They know little about New Zealand—and are not particularly interested.

It is a tragedy that the Government of New Zealand has decided to follow the

United States in an absurd effort to ignore this industrious and intelligent race at a time when our agricultural and practical assistance would be invaluable to that country. The younger generation in New Zealand is being brought up in an atmosphere of fear and hatred of one of our greatest neighbours.

The Chinese are undoubtedly inward-looking, Nationalistic, and blind to seemingly obvious truths; so certainly are we. Only the light of understanding, co-operation and intelligent co-existence can brighten this area of darkness.