Polemic on General Line of International ... - From Marx to Mao

the imperialist countries. Would these contradictions disappearonce the Soviet Union and the United States reachedagreement?The only country the leaders of the CPSU look up to is theUnited States. In their pursuit of Soviet-U.S. collaboration,they do not scruple to betray the Soviet people’s true allies,including their class brothers and all the oppressed peoplesand nations still living under the imperialist-capitalist system.The leaders of the CPSU are trying hard to wreck the socialistcamp. They use every kind of lie and slander against theChinese Communist Party and exert political and economicpressure on China. As for socialist Albania, nothing short ofits destruction would satisfy them. Hand in hand with U.S.imperialism, they brought pressure to bear upon revolutionaryCuba, making demands on it at the expense of its sovereigntyand dignity.The leaders of the CPSU are trying hard to sabotage therevolutionary struggles of the peoples against imperialism andits lackeys. They are acting as preachers of social reformismand are sapping the revolutionary fighting will of the proletariatand its political party in various countries. To cater tothe needs of imperialism, they are undermining the nationalliberation movement and becoming more and more shamelessapologists of U.S. neo-colonialism.What do the leaders of the CPSU get from U.S. imperialismin return for all their strenuous efforts and for the high pricethey pay in pursuit of Soviet-U.S. collaboration?Since 1959, Khrushchov has become obsessed with summitmeetings between the Soviet Union and the United States. Hehas had many fond dreams and spread many illusions aboutthem. He has extolled Eisenhower as “a big man” who “understandsbig politics”. 1 He has enthusiastically praised Kennedyas one who “understands the great responsibility that1N. S. Khrushchov, Speech at the Luncheon Given in His Honour bythe Mayor of New York, September 17, 1959.297