前途問題預警:中共和平友愛,引起各方幻想

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Jul 26, 2017 · 5 min read

1971年中共加入聯合國,強調自己是開放和平大國,引起各方幻想,甚至《泰晤土報》編輯都成了中共傳聲筒。好多人認為有國際約束,起碼不會亂出兵,故香港前途無大礙。

《星島晚報》(1971–10–27):

在香港一位美國政府官員私下發表意見…肯定中共不會採取任何軍事行動,要保持周恩來「乒乓外交」所創造的良好聲望。一部份左派報人亦同此見解…中華總商會會董李兆松說,中共與英國即將互派大使,新港督麥理浩履任,將結束1967年騷動的「對抗」狀態…會和中共派駐香港的代表重開談判,以改善關係。

香港聯合國協會馬文輝說,佔世界四份一人口的國家加入聯合國,對促進世界和平當有好處。他深信香港的地位在可見的將來仍然不變。他回憶至有四次周恩來曾說過,港澳問題之解決在台灣問題解決之後…

《星島晚報》(1971–10–27)

1972年10月,聯合國大會通過從殖民地名單剔除港澳前夕,周恩來同《泰晤土報》編輯Louis Heren講:中共不是霸權,是開放和平大國,無論1954年日內瓦會議,周恩來做醜人勸胡志明暫時接受「兩個越南」,抑或後來萬隆會議與美帝建立大使級會談,以至1971年乒乓外交,中共都不斷開門開放;又與蘇修和平共處,邊界衝突都化干戈為玉帛;甚至與「民族宿敵」日本建交!至於泰共游擊隊,周否認中共有提供軍火,只是道義聲援而已。放眼當前局勢,歐洲共市又好乜都好,最緊要和平友愛!

周恩來說,港澳不是果亞,中共不急於出手,到1997前一定和平談判解決:

香港的未來一定要確定下來。當條約到期時,兩個國家必須進行談判。既然兩國存在着正常的外交關係,英國自然應在適當的時候參加談判。從中國拿走的領土一定要歸還……中國的政策是不會在這些事情上倉促行事……在一個變幻莫測的世界裏,這個問題一定要解決,但現在還不必考慮。

中譯引自Robert Cottrell(1993)《香港的終結》,45。

《泰晤土報》原文如下,標題說明了,是Louis Heren自己解讀周恩來off the record的想法,結果成為傳聲筒:

Few problems were seen to exist between Britain and China, although the future of Hongkong would have to be decided. A state must enter into negotiations when a treaty expired. Now that full diplomatic relations existed between the two countries Britain naturally would have to negotiate at the appropriate time.

Territories taken from China were bound to be returned. This was not a new procedure. but unlike India over Goa it was not Chinese policy to embark upon such matters with undue haste. China had territory known as Macao. The Soviet Union had tried to provoke China into taking it back by force, but China would not be provoked over Macao or Hongkong. It would eventually call for negotiations. In a changing world this matter would have to be settled, but it did not have to be considered now. The treaty expires in 1997.

“Interpreting the thoughts of Premier Chou,” The Times(1972–10–23)

“Interpreting the thoughts of Premier Chou,” The Times(1972–10–23)

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