Brothers in Arms (111 page)

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Authors: Odd Arne Westad

Tags: #Political Science, #International Relations, #General, #test

 

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Should not Zhou Enlai visit Moscow in order to decide the treaty question?
Stalin: No, this question you must decide for yourselves. Zhou may be needed in regard to other matters.
Mao Zedong: We would like to decide on the question of Soviet credit to China, that is, to draw up a credit agreement for $300,000,000 between the government of the USSR and China.
Stalin: This can be done. If you would like to formalize this agreement now, we can.
Mao Zedong: Yes, exactly now, as this would resonate well in China. At the same time it is necessary to resolve the question of trade, especially between the USSR and Xinjiang, though at present we cannot present a specific trade operations plan for this region.
Stalin: We must know fight now what kind of equipment China will need, especially now, since we do not have equipment in reserve and the request for industrial goods must be submitted ahead of time.
Mao Zedong: We are having difficulties in putting together a request for equipment, as the industrial picture is as yet unclear.

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