China Pakistan and Bangladesh

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PREFACE   v

INTRODUCTION   xv

1   Note from Pakistan’s Ambassador in the Soviet Union to Chou En-lai, 5 January 1950   1

2   Note from Pakistan’s Ambassador in the Soviet Union to Chinese Ambassador in USSR, 29 January 1950   1

3   Chinese reply delivered by Chinese Ambassador in the Soviet Union to Pakistan’s Ambassador in USSR, 4 February 1950   2

4   Speech by Chinese Ambassador while presenting his credentials to the Pakistan Governor-General, 10 September 1951   3

5   Chairman Mao’s speech at the time of presentation of credentials by the First Pakistan Ambassador Raza, 12 November 1951   3

6   Speech by Chu Teh at a reception given by Pakistan’s Ambassador in Peking, 17 August 1952   4

7   Chou En-lai’s speech at the reception given by Pakistan Embassy, 14 August 1954   4

8   Statement by Chou En-lai in the Political Committee of the Bandung Conference, 23 April 1955   5

9   “Pakistan Makes Dangerous Decision,” Article by ‘Observer’ in People’s Daily, 10 July 1955   6

10   Speech by Pakistani Ambassador in Peking, 14 August 1955   8

11   Chou En-lai’s speech, 14 August 1955   8

12   Contract between Pakistan and China to purchase and sell three lakh long tons of Chinese coal, 19 March 1956   8

13   China-Pakistan Joint Statement, 23 October 1956   12

14   China-Pakistan Joint Statement, 24 December 1956   13

15   China-Ceylon Joint Statement, 5 February 1957   14

16   Premier Suhrawardy’s Comments on China-Ceylon Joint Statement, 15 February 1957   15

17   Press Conference of the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, 20 July 1957   15

18   China’s Protest Note to Pakistan, 21 July 1959   16

19   Statement by K. H. Khurshid, President of “Azad Kashmir,” 17 August 1959   17

20   Statement by the Representative of Pakistan in UN General Assembly on the Question of Tibet, 20 October 1959   18

21   Letter from the Representative of Pakistan to the President of the Security Council, 3 December 1959   19

22   Letter from the Representative of India to the President of the Security Council, 22 December 1959   21

23   Letter from the Representative of Pakistan to the President of the Security Council, 24 March 1960   23

24   Report on border talks with China as published in Civil and Military Gazette of Lahore, 11 March 1961   24

25   Liu Shao-chi’s message to Ayub, 22 March 1962   25

26   China-Pakistan Joint Communique, 3 May 1962   25

27   Nehru’s statement regarding Pakistan-China boundary negotiations, 7 May 1962   26

28   Indian Note to Pakistan, 10 May 1962   28

29   Indian Note to China, 10 May 1962   29

30   Chinese Note to India, 31 May 1962   31

31   People’s Daily Editorial on Sino-Pakistan boundary negotiations, 5 June 1962   35

32   V. K. Krishna Menon’s statement in the Security Council, 22 June 1962   35

33   Indian Note to China, 30 June 1962   36

34   Pakistan’s Note to India, 9 August 1962   40

35   Statement by Mohammad Ali, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, in the National Assembly, 22 November 1962   42

36   Announcement about the Sino-Pakistan Border Agreement, 26 December 1962   44

37   Statement by the Spokesman of the External Affairs Ministry of India, 27 December 1962   44

38   China-Pakistan Joint Communique, 28 December 1962   45

39   Indian Note to China, 31 December 1962   46

40   Mohammad Ali’s message to Chou En-lai, 31 December 1962   46

41   Chou En-lai’s message to Mohammad Ali, 1 January 1963   47

42   China-Pakistan Joint Communique on Conclusion of Trade Agreement, 5 January 1963   47

43   Indian Note to Pakistan, 26 January 1963   48

44   Chinese Note to India, 21 February 1963   48

45   Press Note of the Ministry of External Affairs of Pakistan regarding the boundary agreement, 22 February 1963   50

46   India’s protest Note to China, 2 March 1963   51

47   Boundary Agreement between China and Pakistan, 2 March 1963   52

48   Speech by Bhutto at a banquet in Peking, 3 March 1963   57

49   Speech by Chen Yi at the banquet, 3 March 1963   57

50   China-Pakistan Joint Communique, 4 March 1963   60

51   Nehru’s Statement in the Lok Sabha, 5 March 1963   62

52   Indian Note to Pakistan, 5 March 1963   64

53   Statement by the Spokesman of the External Affairs Ministry of India, 8 March 1963   64

54   Letter from the Representative of India to the President of the Security Council, 16 March 1963   65

55   Chinese Note to India, 25 March 1963   68

56   Bhutto’s Statement, 26 March 1963   71

57   Chou En-lai’s interview with the correspondent of Associated Press of Pakistan, 31 March 1963   74

58   Letter from the Representative of Pakistan to the President of the Security Council, 10 April 1963   78

59   Address by Aziz Ahmed, Ambassador of Pakistan to USA, at Naval War College, New Port, Rhode Island, 14 May 1963   82

60   Press Communique of China-Pakistan Joint Boundary Demarcation Commission, 13 June 1963   84

61   Indian Note to China, 15 July 1963   85

62   Bhutto’s statement in the National Assembly of Pakistan, 17 July 1963   87

63   Chou En-lai’s letter to the Government Heads of all Countries, 2 August 1963   87

64   Joint Communique on the Sino-Pakistan Air Agreement, 29 August 1963   89

65   Bhutto’s reply to Chou En-lai’s letter of 2 August 1963, 1 September 1963   89

66   Indian Note to China, 30 September 1963   90

67   Indian Note to Pakistan, 5 October 1963   91

68   Ayub’s Broadcast to the Nation, 1 November 1963   92

69   China-Pakistan Joint Communique, 23 February 1964   92

70   Chou En-lai’s speech at a special session of the West Pakistan Provincial Assembly, 24 February 1964   94

71   Chou En-lai’s interview with the correspondent of the Associated Press of Pakistan in Dacca, 26 February 1964   98

72   Chou En-lai’s letter to the Government Heads of all Countries, 17 October 1964   101

73   Ayub’s Reply to Chou En-lai, 2 December 1964   102

74   Bhutto’s Statement, 11 December 1964   103

75   Liu Shao-chi’s speech at a banquet given in honour of Ayub, 2 March 1965   105

76   Ayub’s speech at a mass rally in Peking, 5 March 1965   107

77   China-Pakistan Joint Communique, 7 March 1965   108

78   Indian Note to China, 10 March 1965   111

79   Indian Note to Pakistan, 13 March 1965   113

80   Bhutto’s speech at the dinner given in honour of Chen Yi, 25 March 1965   114

81   Chen Yi’s speech, 25 March 1965   115

82   China-Pakistan Cultural Agreement, 26 March 1965   116

83   Indian Note to China, 7 April 1965   118

84   Pakistan’s Note to India, 20 April 1965   119

85   Letter from the Representative of India to the President of the Security Council, 27 April 1965   121

86   Hsinhua statement on Indo-Pakistan border conflict, 4 May 1965   122

87   Statement by the Spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs of India, 7 May 1965   124

88   Letter from the Representative of Pakistan to the President of the Security Council, 17 May 1965   126

89   Chinese Note to India, 17 May 1965   127

90   Indian Note to China, 19 June 1965   129

91   People’s Daily Editorial, “Pakistan Fights to Preserve Sovereignty,” 19 July 1965   130

92   Letter from the Representative of India to the President of the Security Council, 27 August 1965   133

93   “Indian Reactionaries Expansionism,” Article by ‘Observer’ in People’s Daily, 5 September 1965   136

94   Chinese Government Statement, 7 September 1965   138

95   “Indian Reactionaries are the Out-and-Out Aggressors,” Editorial in People’s Daily, 11 September 1965   141

96   “UN—Sanctuary for the Indian Aggressor,” Editorial in People’s Daily, 14 September 1965   145

97   Tashkent Declaration, 10 January 1966   149

98   “Whom is the Soviet Leadership taking United Action with?” Article by ‘Observer’ in People’s Daily, 2 February 1966   151

99   Ayub’s speech at the banquet in honour of Liu Shao-chi, 26 March 1966   152

100   Liu Shao-chi’s speech at the banquet, 26 March 1966   154

101   China-Pakistan Joint Communique, 31 March 1966   156

102   Chen Yi’s speech at the banquet given in honour of Pakistan Minister of Commerce, 28 July 1966   157

103   Indian Note to Pakistan, 19 April 1968   158

104   Indian Note to China, 19 April 1968   159

105   Statement by Minister B. R. Bhagat in Rajya Sabha, 13 May 1968   161

106   Chou En-lai’s message to President Yahya Khan, 5 May 1969   162

107   Indian Note to Pakistan, 25 June 1969   162

108   Indian Note to China, 25 June 1969   163

109   Speech by Air Marshal Nur Khan in Peking, 16 July 1969   165

110   Chou En-lai’s speech at the banquet given by Nur Khan in Peking, 16 July 1969   166

111   Statement by India’s Foreign Minister in Lok Sabha, 22 July 1969   167

112   Statement by India’s Foreign Minister in Rajya Sabha, 23 July 1969   167

113   Pakistan’s Note to India, 9 August 1969   168

114   Indian Note to Pakistan, 12 September 1969   169

115   Speech of the Pakistan Finance Minister Qizilbash at the dinner given in honour of Kuo Mo-jo, 11 March 1970   169

116   Speech of Kuo Mo-jo, 11 March 1970   170

117   Vice-Chairman Tung Pi-wu’s speech, 11 November 1970   171

118   Yahya Khan’s banquet speech in Peking, 11 November 1970   172

119   China-Pakistan Joint Communique, 14 November 1970   174

120   Speech by Chinese Communications Minister Yang Chieh at the opening of the Karakoram Highway, 16 February 1971   177

121   Speech by Pakistan’s Communications Minister welcoming Yang Chieh, 18 February 1971   179

122   Yang Chieh’s speech, 18 February 1971   180

123   “What are Indian Expansionists Trying to Do?” Article by People’s Daily Commentator, 11 April 1971   181

124   Chou En-lai’s message to Yahya Khan, 12 April 1971   183

125   Chi Peng-fei’s speech at the banquet given in honour of Bhutto, 7 November 1971   184

126   Speech of Chinese delegate Fu Hao in the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly on Pakistani Refugees in India, 19 November 1971   185

127   Statement by the Chinese Vice-Premier Li Hsien-nien at the Albanian Reception, 29 November 1971   187

128   Statement by the Chinese Representative Huang Hua in the UN Security Council, 4 December 1971   187

129   Draft Resolution submitted by China in the UN Security Council, 5 December 1971   188

130   Statement by the Chinese Representative Huang Hua in the UN Security Council, 5 December 1971   189

131   Statement by the Chinese Representative Huang Hua in the UN Security Council, 5 December 1971   190

132   Statement by the Chinese Representative Chiao Kuan-hua in the UN General Assembly, 7 December 1971   192

133   Speech of Chi Peng-fei, 9 December 1971   196

134   Statement by the Chinese Representative Huang Hua in the UN Security Council, 15 December 1971   197

135   Statement of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, 16 December 1971   200

136   Statement by the Chinese Representative Huang Hua in the UN Security Council, 21 December 1971   204

137   Chou En-lai’s message to Bhutto on his becoming the President of Pakistan, 22 December 1971   205

138   Statement by the Chinese Vice-Premier Li Hsien-nien, 26 December 1971   206

139   Message from the Red Cross Society of China to the International Committee of the Red Cross, 27 December 1971   206

140   China-Pakistan Joint Communique on Bhutto’s visit to China, 2 February 1972   207

141   Statement by the Chinese Representative Huang Hua in the Security Council, 24 August 1972   210

142   Statement by the Chinese Representative Huang Hua in the Security Council, 25 August 1972   211

143   Statement by the Chinese Representative Huang Hua in the Security Council, 25 August 1972   215

144   Pakistan Foreign Secretary’s speech welcoming Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Chiao Kuan-hua, 28 August 1972   217

145   Chiao Kuan-hua’s speech in Rawalpindi, 28 August 1972   217

146   Bhutto’s speech at the banquet given in honour of Chiao Kuan-hua, 29 August 1972   218

147   Chiao Kuan-hua’s speech, 29 August 1972   219

148   Statement made by the Chinese Representative Huang Hua in the UN General Assembly, 29 November 1972   221

149   Statement by Premier Chou En-lai at the banquet given in honour of Begum Bhutto, 19 February 1973   225

150   Statement by Begum Bhutto at the banquet, 19 February 1973   226

151   “Pakistan Builds Anew,” Article by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, President of Pakistan, in Foreign Affairs, April 1973   228

152   Statement by President Bhutto at a reception given in honour of Chinese Foreign Minister Chi Peng-fei, 18 June 1973   229

153   Statement by Chi Peng-fei at the reception, 18 June 1973   229

154   Peking Review Comments on Pakistan National Assembly Decision on Recognition of Bangladesh, 20 July 1973   231

155   Statement by Chi Peng-fei at a banquet given in honour of Aziz Ahmed, Pakistani Minister of State for Defence and Foreign Affairs, 30 August 1973   232

156   Statement by Aziz Ahmed at the banquet, 30 August 1973   232

157   Statement by the Chinese Representative Chiao Kuan-hua in the UN General Assembly, 2 October 1973   233

158   Speech by the Chinese Vice-Premier, Teng Hsiao-ping, at a banquet welcoming Prime Minister Bhutto of Pakistan, 12 May 1974   234

159   Prime Minister Bhutto’s speech at a banquet in Peking, 13 May 1974   236

160   Vice-Premier Teng Hsiao-ping’s speech at the banquet given by Premier Bhutto, 13 May 1974   238

161   China-Pakistan Joint Communique, 14 May 1974   239

162   Article by the People’s Daily Commentator on the Fifth Islamic Foreign Ministers Conference, 28 June 1974   242

163   Chou En-lai’s message to the Bangladesh President Khondakar Moshtaque Ahmed recognizing Bangladesh, 31 August 1975   244

164   President Khondakar Moshtaque Ahmed’s Reply welcoming Chinese Recognition, 1 September 1975   244

165   Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Bangladesh, issued in New York, 4 October 1975   245

166   People’s Daily Editorial on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Bangladesh, 8 October 1975   245

167   Hsinhua Report entitled “Military Coup d’etat Smashed in Bangladesh,” 9 November 1975   247

168   Premier Hua Kuo-feng’s speech at a banquet given in honour of Prime Minister Z.A. Bhutto, 26 May 1976   248

169   Prime Minister Bhutto’s speech at the banquet, 26 May 1976   251

170   China-Pakistan Joint Communique, 30 May 1976   254

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