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.
Como China había sido amedrentada, invadida, semicolonizada e incluso ocupada durante la mayor parte de sus años de formación, se mostraba muy receloso de que se pudiera confiar en que país extranjero alguno –ni siquiera un fraterno aliado comunista– dejara en paz a China y mucho menos aún que la ayudase.