By Stanley A Weiss MANDALAY - In September 1952, Russian dictator Joseph Stalin and Chinese foreign minister Chou Enlai convened an extraordinary meeting to discuss the future of Southeast Asia. As recorded in the book, Mao: The Unknown Story, Chou talked about the region "as if its fate were to be entirely decided by Peking". He explained that China's strategy was to "exert peaceful influence without sending armed forces", offering up the examples of Burma (Myanmar) and Tibet. Stalin wryly...
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