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May 31, 1962	Cable from the Chinese Embassy in Romania, 'General Report about the Situation in Romania' (Excerpts) The Chinese Embassy in Romania offers its perspectives on Romania's policies towards China, India, Albania, Yugoslavia, the United Kingdom, and Austria.
December 20, 1963	Transcript of Conversation between Zhou Enlai and Reporters in Cairo Premier Zhou and Chen Yi answer questions from reporters in Cairo. Zhou and Chen were asked about issues such as their visit to Arab and African countries, China's support for national liberation movements in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, the United Arab Republic (Egypt) and Sri Lanka's perspective of the Sino-Indian border conflict, the purpose of the Chinese delegation's visit to Arab and African countries, issues that will be discussed in potential second Bandung Conference, the Sino-Soviet split, and the Pakistani national movement. Zhou also explains why China opposed the ban on nuclear test treaty.
April 25, 1960	Transcript of Conversation between Zhou Enlai and Reporters in New Delhi Premier Zhou visits New Delhi. Reporters ask Premier Zhou about the possibility of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru visiting China, the India-China border conflict, and China's relations with other countries. On the topic of territorial disputes, Zhou says that China has never invaded other countries territories, instead China has been the one historically invaded. Zhou ends with remarks emphasizing his hope for maintaining friendly relations between China and India.
December 3, 1959	Record of a Conversation between N. S. Khrushchev and the Indian Ambassador to the Soviet Union Krishna Menon N. S. Khrushchev meets with Krishna Menon, the Indian Ambassador to the USSR, to discuss recent developments in the Chinese-Indian border conflict. Menon explains India's response to Zhou Enlai's proposal for troop withdrawals, emphasizing India's alternative suggestion for resolving the dispute and informing Khrushchev of the steps taken by the Indian government. Khrushchev reaffirms the Soviet Union's neutral stance in the conflict, urging both China and India to resolve the issue independently without external interference. The meeting also touches on the strong and friendly Soviet-Indian relations, Indian gratitude for Soviet aid, and Khrushchev's updates on global diplomatic developments, including correspondence with U.S. President Eisenhower about a potential summit. This document summary was generated by an artificial intelligence language model and was reviewed by a Wilson Center staff member.
February 5, 1960	Prime Minister Nehru's Letter to Premier Chou En-lai [Zhou Enlai]
November 7, 1959	Premier Chou En-lai's [Zhou Enlai's] Letter to Prime Minister Nehru
September 8, 1959	Premier Chou En-lai's [Zhou Enlai's] Letter to Prime Minister Nehru
January 23, 1959	Letter from Prime Minister of China to the Prime Minister of India, 23 January 1959
May 16, 1959	Statement made by the Chinese Ambassador to the Foreign Secretary, 16 May 1959
March 1, 1962	Note given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peking, to the Embassy of India in China, 1 March 1962