699 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ চতুর্দশ খন্ড diametrically opposite reasons tend to state that Peking has come out definitely on the side of Islamabad against the Bengali national movement. But in fact, an analysis of the telegram sent to Pakistani President Yahya Khan by Chinese Premier Chou En Lai, parts of which were published in Rawalpindi yesterday show that the Chinese leader does not really come out for West Pakistan against the Bengalis but simply attacks India. By slating that China will stand by Pakistan "should Indian expansionists dare to launch aggression against Pakistan", Mr. Chou resembles a doctor who tells a man suffering from a heart disease, "don't worry, I'll cure your liver". While adopting a wait-and-see attitude toward the internal Pakistani crisis. China does not hide its aggressive attitude towards India. This fact, in the opinion of experts is not due only to the traditional close relations between China and Pakistan. At a moment when a certain thaw has begun to appear in Sino-Indian relations Peking is believed to have, been annoyed by the fact that New Delhi, in the Pakistani crisis, consulted only Washington and Moscow, and not Peking. - (PTI). United States officials tend to discount any danger of imminent Chinese intervention despite Premier Chou En lai's strong support to Islamabad and pledge to help against India.
