UN General Assembly
1956

39. Another point occurs to me in this regard, and that is the peculiar fact that the concept of colonialism is usually only applied to rule from overseas and not to cases where two territories have a common land frontier. This narrow concept of colonialism as being something that comes only from overseas would, of course, rule out Russian and Chinese colonialism. I believe one has only to point out this anomaly for it. to be appreciated. 40. This difference in man’s attitude of mind to what may be called “overseas” and “overland” colonialism no doubt springs from the fact that in the past almost all the ex-colonial countries in the United Nations have experienced foreign rule from overseas. Perhaps it is worth remembering, however, that throughout history colonial expansion overland has been just as frequent and more permanent than sea-borne colonialism, and that overland colonialism has vastly increased in the last generation at precisely the time that colonialism from overseas has vastly decreased.