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5 THE ROLE OF CHINA 33 and does not rely on the strength of the masses but leans wholly on foreign aid—even though this be aid from Sociulist countries which persist in revolutioa~~-no victory can be won, or be consolidated even if it is won, And further on he states, Of course, every revolution in a country stems from the demands of its own people. Only when the people in a country are awakened, mobiiized, orgunized and armed can they overthrow the reactionary rute of imperialism and its lackeys through struggte; their role cannot be repiaced or taken over by any people from ‘outside. In this sense, revolution cannot be imported. He chides those who may be fearful of Amezican military power by repeating the Chinese argument that, while the United States is strong tactically, ‘it is weak strategically. Its nuclear weapons cannot be lightly used. The more it attempts to suppress revolu- tionary movements, the more isolated and pinned down it becomes so that it is incapable of concentrating its tactical might. In the words of Mao Tse-tung, “Whenever it commits aggression, it puts a new noose around its neck. It is besieged ring upon ring by the people of the whole world.” This is not very pleasant reading for either the “dove” or the “hawk.” For the former it constitutes an acceptance of the use of violence as a necessary method; for the latter it raises again the fear of becoming overextended and bogged down in the morass of an unwinnable Asian war, But actually the entire Chinese proposition is based on the premise that the United States will continue its present stress on counterinsurgency programs and thus stimulate pressures toward revolution in the various underdeveloped areas of the world, which will assume an anti-American slant. Lin Piao’s statement in no “way suggests that the Chinese intend to create these revolutions themselves, even supposing they were able, which they definitely are not. Though the Chinese have the capacity to provide some training and material support to revolutionaries, their ability to influence revolutionary movements is primarily ideological and stems from their position as the foremost spokesman of revolution and defiance of the “white West.” The success of the Chinese