IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

China links arms with imperialists

Red Weekly No. 198, 12 May 1977 · p. 11 of the scan · 455 words

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of treacherous. His aim is to THE ETHIOPIAN S BELBY THE EPRP fast want picket was mounted in London ta protaat the Ethiopian murdars I ЕТНОРІН SUP SAM people.

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considerable Western' Nigeria, ample.

There is a tragic lack of under Some Unini "The Invasion of Zaire's Shabe region by Soviet-paid mercanarles has aroused strong indignation and reBistance from the Zairesn According to the Poking Roview, (1 April 1977), that is.

While Red Weekly has analy sed the situation in Zaire froar an HE DETAIL FIORIORS CICA ly showing the reactionary nature of the Mobutu regime, China's official news agencies have issued & Sircam or glowing reports o Mobatu's "achievements". inclades the infliction of heavy the occupiers Kasaji by Zaircao planes. Acrial bombing is nac noted as a very when used on towns, no matter whose hands they are in.

A Voice of America broadcast on 27 April reports that the to Mobutu, in equipment, tood and In part China is seizing an opportunity to link up with the number of proOAL members who support Mobutu Morocco, Mauritania. for However, deeper reason Les in China's overwictming foogn policy considera tion - opposition to the Soviet Union at all costs, and irrespective of the needs of the oppressed and exploited peoples involved.

Hence the Peking view that the 'massacred local residents" and destroyed two liberation movements in Angola, which is not a "noose around the now Trans' cocks" and under iron hee of the Soviet African continent. In the past year we have see be bryotan masses rlse up against be deterjoration of their living standards, would like Information resulting from Sadat's total sub servience to IS imperialiam. But fox Peking Review, 'over the past year the Egyptian people have against Soviet social imperialist 013300L Red Weekly has noc been siow In making its own criticisms of the Soviet Union. But this is rather different from equating Cuban troops in Angola with the imperialists, had changed her name of the accupwins power, Or how deseroing te paupers lios of the Egyptian masses and Nasser period by western capi talism as 'the Egyptian people's hernic act of defending state independence and national dig Times would scem to have changed. In 1957 Chairman Mao wrote of the Hungarian revolo The counter revolutianary rebellion.... socialist country in league with the imperialises" (the quotation is srill in the Little Red Book But then again I Mao evaluated foreign events by the light of China's diplomatic sbouldn't Chairman Hua?

PICKETZAIRE EMBASSY Imperialist Troops Out of Zaire Down with Mobulu!

Called by the Atrican Stud enta Union(London).

Friday 20 May, 12.30—2.00 at 5B Knightsbridge, SW1.

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