Statement to the Subcommittee on Future Foreign Policy Research and Development, Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives
A discussion of future foreign policy with China and the Soviet Union requested by Chairman Wolff. The author presents the argument that the United States should provide selected military assistance to China if it is requested. Advantages to such a relationship: (1) A military assistance and sales program would involve the Chinese defense establishment in a new diplomatic relationship, giving the Chinese military a stake in preserving good relations with the United States. (2) U.S. arms and technology transfers to China may aid in deterring a Soviet attack or further Soviet pressure on China, forestalling a future Sino-Soviet war. (3) Increasing Chinese military capabilities would induce even greater Soviet deployments to the Chinese border, tying down a greater percentage of Soviet forces. The discussion concludes with relevant excerpts from questions of Subcommittee members following the author's presentation.
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