What the Gimo Thinks

POLICIES & PRINCIPLES

From Formosa, John Osborne, TIME-LIFE senior correspondent in the Far East, cabled:

GENERALISSIMO Chiang Kai-shek receives no correspondents and grants no interviews. However, his views on issues of major interest are well known in Taipei—partly through Chinese officials who have his ear, partly through public statements, such as a speech on the Soviet role in Asia delivered July 3. From these and other sources the following summary of the Generalissimo's current views on questions of vital interest to the U.S. was obtained last week:

Welcome Action. The Soviet Union is the active aggressor in Asia and the Chinese Communists are...

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