MIM Notes 193 
September 1, 1999

China contention with United $tates still boils

by MC5

On August 2nd, the social-fascist "People's Republic of China" 
tested an intercontinental ballistic missile. Since the missile 
has a range of 5,000 miles, it can hit the United $tates.(1) China 
also says it recently tested a "neutron bomb" with success. The 
timing of the tests heightened tensions between the United $tates, 
China and China's province called Taiwan.

Military intelligence officials already knew that China had the 
capability of launching such missiles, but the timing of the tests 
took on political significance. On July 9th, Taiwan's leader 
announced it wanted its government to be treated the same as the 
national government of China in "state-to-state relations." It 
would be like saying Connecticut should be its own country with 
equal standing as the U.S. Government. Since the time when yuppie-
pressured Taiwanese leaders made such statements in July, Taiwan 
has backpedaled and said it was not changing its view or 
Constitution regarding "One China."

The ruling class of the United $tates harbors a plan to dismember 
China by nationality despite the fact that China benefits no where 
near as much as the United $tates from super-exploitation of 
oppressed nationalities. The United $tates claims to be for "one 
China," but its ruling-class is actually of two minds on the 
question.

Some U.$. imperialists believe China should be pushed now into 
breaking up into Tibet, Taiwan and other pieces. Other U.$. 
imperialists believe that should be a longer range goal.

Although the United $tates says it favors "One China" and said so 
rather starkly recently, its actions speak more loudly than words. 
If China sold weapons to Connecticut and Connecticut had troop 
buildups on its borders with other U.$. states, there would be 
outrage in the United $tates.

On the same day as the missile test, China protested U.$. arms 
sales to Taiwan, including $550 million in aircraft, equipment and 
parts.(1) The United $tates had previously agreed in 1982 to phase 
out weapons sales to Taiwan.(2) Of course, it is difficult to cut 
a customer the size of Taiwan when companies are lobbying Uncle 
Sam to allow the sales to continue -- whether or not the sales are 
sensible for world peace.

It is difficult enough to maintain peaceful relations amongst 
nations at this crude stage of history without having the profit-
motive make people more aggressive than they already are. MIM 
opposes production for profit, because among other things, it 
means weapons sales for profit.

Note:1. ITAL Financial Times, END 3 August 1999, pp. 1 and 6.2. 
ITAL New York Times, END 3 August 1999, p. a6.