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Communist China has long been re garded by many as the
greatest danger in Southeast Asia. China is pictured as wait–
ing to devour this comer of the globe as soon as Western
powers withdraw from Vietnam. Just how serious 1s
Manila, The Philippines
O
NE HFTH
of the population of thc
carth is Chinese
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An estimatcd
750 million people live within
the confines of Communist China.
Potentia/ly
one of the most powerful
nations on earth - at least from thc
standpoint of numbers - Red China
today is sick.
Just how sick is this ancient nation?
And how
dangerous
is she? Can China
that threat?
by
Arthur
Docken
- or any other nation -
be
powerful
and influential enough to lead Southeast
Asia?
Consider these facts.
Are Chinese Aggressive?
Westerners think of the average Chi–
nese in Red China as a quilt-jacketed
peasant, stoically plodding along
in his
rice paddy. Many see him patiently
waiting for the call to figbt a bloody
and fanatical war - to conquer
all
of
Asia.
Most students of China point out
that the nation
ha.r seldom,
if
eve1·,
fottght tt tntr of ttggression.
China has
limited her offensivc warfare to thosc
arcas shc has considered
trithin
hcr
sphcre of inrlucnce. Historically, this
influcncc has
NOT
included most
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Chino Pholo
S.rvice