Show Choosing Sides On China The mystery of what is going on inside China has left the rest of the world little information on which to base China policies In the State Department itself there is wide disagreement as to how this country should react or plan to react to the present situation O ONE E GROUP holds that victory victory victory vic vic- tory by Mao tung tung Tse-tung Is preferable preferable preferable prefer prefer- able to a victory by moderates opposing him They reach this conclusion because they fear a victory by moderates will mean meana a realignment of Russia and China a move which would greatly strengthen the world Communist front Others feel no such realignment realignment realignment realign realign- ment is possible for some time and hope for defeat or the ouster of Mao They say his policies are almost certain to bring the I United States and China into mortal conflict in the next ten to 15 years and that any development development development devel devel- I which checks his power I or turns him out of office is preferable to that grim m prospect pros pros- THE WEIGHT of re reason as on seems to be in favor of the second second sec sec- ond Interpretation If Maos Mao's policies policies pol pol- prevail China will continue continue continue con con- to plan on war with the United States and prepare such sucha a necessary war to accomplish accomplish accomplish Chinese goals Mao has repeatedly said he can afford to lose several hundred million people in a clash with the United States Considering the exposed state of US U.S. cities and industry if he or those following his policies and strategy eventually have ICBMs ICBM's at their disposal the United States will find Itself ina in ina a very dangerous s situation |