China’s participation in the Second Afro-Asian Conference can be roughly divided into four stages: the initial stage being the preparation of the conference; the second stage being the height of preparation of the conference; the third stage being the period of crisis management; and lastly, the fourth stage being the conclusion of the conference with no results. During this process, China on the one hand consistently tried to exclude the Soviet Union’s possible participation at the conference, and on the other hand firmly opposed the UN’s connection with the conference. China also proposed that South Vietnam and other “puppet regimes” should all be excluded from the conference and that the United States be directly condemned. In conclusion, China’s policy towards the conference was characterized by its opposition to both imperialism and revisionism.
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