Since China had been bullied, invaded, semi-colonized, and even occupied during most of his formative years, he was deeply suspicious that any foreign country – even a “fraternal” Communist ally – could ever be relied upon to leave China alone, much less actually help it.
Comme la Chine a été opprimée, envahie, semi-colonisée, voire occupée pendant la plupart de ses années de formation, il doutait véritablement qu’un pays étranger – même un allié communiste fraternel – puisse vraiment laisser la Chine tranquille, et encore moins l’aider.