Huaxi (West China) Medical University Doctors of the College of Stomatology HuaxI Medical University attend patients. President Cao Zeyi (right) of the unhrersity with graduat students. SPOTLIGHT The 76-year-old Huaxi Medical Univer• sity is situated in the southern suburbs of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province. The university has six departments, three hospitals and 16 scientific research and testing centres includ• ing a laboratory for nuclear medicine. VOL. 29, NO. 34 AUGUST 25,1986 CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK NOTES FROM THE EDITORS 4 Improving the Party's Style of Work More on Improving the Party's Stvle of Work • A good start has been made in rectifying the Party's style of work, but much remains to be done in the next two years or so, in order to achieve the fundamental improvement necessary for EVENTS/TRENDS 5-8 the successful implementation of the policies of opening up to Bishop Tutu's Stay in China the outside world and revitalizing the domestic economy (p. 4). Adult Education Comes Into Fashion Beijing Desert Threat Recedes Minister for Public Security Spealts INTERNATIONAL 9-11 OPEC: Interim Accord Raises Hope • Ruan Chongwu tackles the questions of law and order, crime, South Africa: New Provocations prostitution, and the death penalty in China while meeting Censured foreign journalists (p. 12). Thailand: New Coalition Cabinet Formed US-Australia: Allied Relations China's Space Technology Takes Off Weakened • The first of two articles on space technology oullmes the great strides made in China over the last 30 years which have seen 18 Minister on Social Order in 12 successful satellite launches and orders from abroad. The China second introduces a space specialist and China's rocket and satellite factories (p. 21). A Look at Modern Chinese 14 Sculpture Tutu in Beiji g • Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel peace laureate, who Ufting Off With Flying 17 made a one-week visit to China from August 8 to 15 observed Colours that China was not the rigid regimented society people imagined, but a society of diversity (p. 5). Brains Behind China's 21 Space Industry Behind OPEC's Accord On Oil Production • The eight-month ""oil price war" has ended with OPEC's Chronicle of China's Space 22 recent agreement on oil production quotas. There are lessons to Technology be learnt (p. 9). Pictorial Centrefold COVER: A Chinese telecommunications satellite being mounted on a carrier rocket. Zou Y! ruDMHWo «very rronooy oy ... A.£ 99 no USA US$Z2JN BEIJING REVIEW AtMtw^n 24 fkiiwanxhuang Road, Bei|lng P.O. Box 399, Ming. Chine Hmw ZMkHid... NZ.$».I» The People's Repubfic of China NOTES FROM THE EDITORS More on Improving the Party's Style of Work by An Zhiguo he style of work of a party in investigations to see how seriously The CPC State Organ Party Tpower is not only a matter of they have been implicated in a Committee transmitted this letter life and death to the party alone. It crime. For instance, a serious case to Party organizations in the also concerns the future of the of smuggling by the Guangyu ministries, calling on them to country. It is only natural that Company under the Ministry of adopt effective measures to friends who are concerned with Astronautics Industry discovered overcome bureaucratism. Now, Chinese affairs should closely last February involved a minister, the office of the Stale Planning follow the development of the a vice-minister, five bureau Commission has markedly raised work style of the Communist officials and four officials at or its work efficiency; improvement Party of China (CPC). below the section level. Four of of varying degrees has also been those who violated the Criminal made by other state organizations. In January this year, we Law have been arrested with published a'n article in this column approval from the slate pro- • Initial results have been entitled Rectifying the Party's curatorial organization and dealt made in correcting malpractices in Style of Work." It discussed the with according to law. Former various industrial fields. These CPC"s efforts to restore and carry Minister Zhang Jun and Vice- refer to the abuse of power by forward the fine style of work Minister Cheng Lianchang. who officials in allocating materials in which was seriously distorted by committed serious bureaucratic short supply to satisfy personal the "cultural revolution." It also errors, were held responsible for interests. For example, some relayed the Central Committee's dereliction of duly and given a officials in the building trade lined call to central organizations and .serious warning by the Party. All their pockets by exaggerating the the Beijing municipal organiz• this demonstrates the principle costs of construction projects and ations to set an example in this that "no matter at which level they subcontracting work. Certain respect. are working, officials who have officials in the power industry, committed wrongs or crimes will taking advantage of energy Now, what has been achieved be dealt with severely and shortages, often cut power to put seven months later' On the whole, resolutely." Asa result, misgivings pressure on users and lo blackmail the campaign has been developing have decreased, and the saying them into paying more. In the well and some progress has been that "only files but not tigers will transport industry, some misused j made. Party committees from the be hit at" has been proved their power by dispatching motor centre down to the local levels unwarranted. vehicles to extort money and have placed the question high on materials from their clients. the agenda and are tackling it in a • Bureaucratism has been criticized and the work style of down-to-earth manner. Since the beginning of this year, offices has improved. Central Today, a situation in which the the post, telecommunications, government departments have whole Party is involved in railways and construction depart• sent thousands of senior and rectifying its style has begun to ments controlled by the central middle-level cadres on fact• take shape. The main results are as government have achieved initial finding tours at grass-roots, and to follows: results in discovering and solving help local units solve whatever serious problems and working out problems they may have. • A number of major viol• appropriate rules and regulations. ations of law and discipline have In May, Rcnniin /?/^«(; (People's Despite their efforts, much been investigated and dealt with. Daily) published a letter of remains to be done becau.se there Ofllcials, including a few senior criticism by six Communist Party are still many complaints about and middle-level Party cadres inembers, exposing the dilatory unhealthy developments. : in\olved in these cases have been style of work and low efficiency of duly punished according to Party the office of the Stale Planning • The "six evil trends" existing and government discipline. Some Commission, and offered their in Party and government organiz• ha\ been under judicial suggestions for improvements. ations have almost been brought lill.ilNC. RtA If.W. NO, .4 EVENTS Bishop Tutu's Stay in Ctiina ishop Desmond Tutu of South black people by South Africa can B Africa, a Nobel peace laure• onl\e stronger resistance ate, made a one-week visit to among the people and more severe China between August 8 and 15. denunciation by the international touring the cities of Shanghai, community." he added. Xian and Beijing. Zhao expressed his conviction Tutu and iiis wife came to China that the struggle of the South as iiucsN of the Three-self African people will achieve final Patriotic Movement Committee victory so long as people from of the Protestant Churches of various walks of life close ranks, under control. These trends refer China, the Christian Council of unite all possible forces at home to Party and government cadres China and the Chinese People's and abroad and adopt a variety of engaging in business or running .Association for Peace and forms and means in the struggle. enterprises; competing for im• Disarmament. He said, "by their perverse acts, ported limousines; indiscrimi• At his meeting with Premier the South African authorities are, nately sending people abroad; 7hao Ziyang on August 14, which as a Chinese saying goes, 'lifting a travelling on pLiblic funds; using he called the highpoinl of his visit rock only lo drop it on their own public money lo give dinners and lo China, Bishop Tutu was feel.'" gifts or making illegal gains. assured that the Chinese govern• The check put on these ment and people always sympa• Bishop lutu said that he was unhealthy trends has strengthened thize with and support the South very grateful to the Chinese the Chinese people's confidence in African people in their struggle people, who support the South the Communist Party. against apartheid and for racial African people in their struggle equality. against oppression and injustice, In short, while a good beginning The Chinese Premier strongly lie added that the people of South has been made to rectifying the condemned the South African Africa could learn much from the Parly's style of work, the goal of a authorities for stubbornly cont• Chinese people, who had thrown fundamental improvement has inuing their policy of apartheid. off the yoke of colonialism long not yet been achieved. According "The brutal suppression of the ago. to authoritative sources, the work in this regard will continue for at least two more years. At present, Tutu and wife on the Great Wall. efforts will be concentrated on investigating and tackling viol• ations of law and discipline, rectifying malpractices in different industries and improving the conduct of office staff Two years from now, while the existing unhealthy trends have been overcome, new ones may emerge and will need to be rectified.