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ERRATA I ‘ i: the name Yoshltuo O the first of our pic"torial , page . Hiranon” in the caption to the upper left-hand corner picture ‘should read “Yoshitaro Hirano.” “Tartan Kudo” in the cap- CHRONICLES the life of the Chinese 0n the same page, the name people should read and their in lower right—hand corner picture PEOPLE’S reports progress building a New tion to the Democratic society; “Tadao Kudo." DESCRIBES the new trenrts in Chinese art. C H I N literature, science, education and other aspects of A the people’s cultural life; to For A FORTNIGHTLY MAGAZINE SEEKS strengthen the friendship between Peace in Korea the people of China and those other lands in Editor: Lin Tum-chi of the cause of peace. HE whole world atmosphere has bcen tried vainly “military pressure" to gain its No. I?” changed by the agreement to repatriate aims. B, C O N T E N T 5 I6 April sick and wounded prisoners of war in Korea. Now that arrangements have been For Peace made in Korea The is .............................. .... agreement a . 3 big step towards the ter- to exchange sick and wounded P.O.W‘s, the Return of Japanese Nationals mination of ....................... months . 4 thirty-three of bloodshed Chinese and Korean proposal provides a quick, 0n the in Negotiations for the Armistice that war—torn country. It the Korean (A Statement by opens way to fair way to solve the Premier Chou question of the others. En-lai) .................................... further action in 5 accordance with the new The proposal calls for the as soon Marshal Kim Il and repatriation, Sung General Teh-huai’s Letter to General Chinese and Korean Pang proposal for a solution of as a cease-fire Mark Clark takes place, of all who insist on ........................................... 7 the sole that question still holds up an armistice home. The Mutual-Aid and going Any remaining P.O.W’s are to be (To-operative Movement in North China —the issue of prisoners of war. Together with handed over to a neutral state so the matter ................... Wang Chien 8 that other recent initiatives taken “Koje by the camp of or! their l'nscreened repatriation can be settled in a . , . i just .Ling Wu-sun 12 and How peace democracy headed by the Soviet Agriculture is 'l'nxed manner. In a in China .Li advancing such solution, the Cheng-jui 15 Union to relax international Anshun tensions, this pro- Arises Anew Korean and Chinese side adheres to the ........... ,Hsu 23 prin- Chih posal has brought to all From (iamhlers‘ hope mankind. Resort to ciples of international law in the in- ...... which, People‘s Park . , .Li Yu-wen 27 Good-bye, Japanese terests of all Friends! The peoples of all peoples, it is defending against .................. Our Correspondent 29 countries have their Talk: on the Return of on Violation, At the same it is Japanese Nationals eyes Panmunjom. are time, making a ...................... 31 They pressing with The Fruits of China concession as renewed for an regards the steps to be taken ............................ Kao Shih-shan 32 vigour immediate cease-fire in A Sunday in the to ('uuntry Korea because ensure the peace the people need. ............................... Tien Liu 35 they realise that it is the first and indispensable step towards The time has come for an immediate re- PlCTORIAL PAGES: dispelling the clouds at a new general war. It was to sumption of full-scale negotiations and for the friendship ”elween the and (‘hina Chinese Japanese Peoples; How carry out this desire that the Soviet display of a similarly Protects the repre- conciliatory spirit by the People‘s Health; The People's Park, sentative in Shanghai the United Nations made the first other side, As Premier Chou En-lai pointed ....................................... 19—22 move for a truce on June 25, 1951 and that the out in his statement of March 30: IN THE NEWS Korean ............ and Chinese negotiators, patient by .. ‘. .subsequent upon the reasonable solu- and (oven tireless efiort over long months, succeeded Norma, fion of the question of sick and injured prison- in about an ‘‘ on all bringing agreement points it I’easan [5 err, of war, is a matter of course ‘0 , entirely Learning ['56 New of the armistice State Horse-drawn Farm Implements at agreement with the sole ex- a for that a smooth solution to the whole question "I Centre Modern Promoting Agricultural Machines ception of the repatriation of P.O.VV’S. It was of of war Sunnklang Province prisoners should be achieved, pro- on the last remaining point that the U.S. side vided that both sides are prompted by real insisted on of M:u violations the Geneva Conven- to about an 155%,“—nd Sincerity bring armistice in Korea matter at the General Post Oifige oi Cluna l’ubllslnd l luy 1 . ‘“ tions, finally walked out FOREIGN of Panmunjom and in the spirit of mutual compromise.” LANGUAGES muss, zs Kuo Hui Chieh, raking. china- April 1 5, 1953 Return of Japanese Nationals ON THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE friendship of the was peoples strikingly people draw a sharp, clear line of demarcation KOREAN ARMISTICE THEdemonstrated in the fraternal send-off between the ordinary men and women of Japan given to 4,936 Japanese residents who left ‘and the reactionary ruling clique whirh Statement Chou China {or their homeland on March by En-lai, Premier and Minister for ZO—the first Washington tries to hoist onto their backs. Foreign group to return under an agreement Atfairs of between To the Central People’s Government the bitter disappointment of the re- the Chinrse Red Cross Society on the one hand actionary press, the returning re» and the Japanese Red Cross Japanese Society, Japanese HE Central People’s Government of the on the "sidents on their arrival gave place, question of a cease-fire in Peace Liaison Committee and ringing testimony Korea, Japan»China of People’s Republic of China and the Gov- about which the this friendship to their own people and the whole world is concerned, both Friendship Association on the other, ernment of the Democratic entire People’s Republic sides have that world. They have seen the tremendous already agreed “the Commanders of studied the of This event has Korea, having jointly proposal the sides shall order a special significance be— construction and in China since opposing and enforce a development forward cause put by General Mark W. Clark, Com- Complete of its background. The the cessation of all hostilities in Korea Japanese imperial~ liberation. They have shared its benefits in by tsls mander-in-Chief of the United Nations Com- all armed forces shed oceans of Chinese blood under their control, in the criminal terms of social insurance and con— including employment, mand, on February 22, 1953, concerning the all units and invasion of China that lasted personnel of the ground, from 1931 to 1945. Ktantly improving conditions of life. of naval, They exchange sick and injured prisoners of war and air forces, ellective And today the Japanese twelve hours after this reactionaries have enjoyed a lire in a in which of both sides and good country during the period of hostilities, Armistice Agreement is militarists, a signed.” (Paragraph 12 seeking comeback under the are are of the the au- people building for themselves. common opinion that it is entirely of the Draft Korean spices of Armistice American to Agreement.) imperialism, continue to be The Chinese possible achieve a reasonable settlement of .both sides so people wish their Japanese Secondly, have further reached hostile to China that the this formal state of question in accordance with the provision agreement on war friends Wellr They send back with them their the various important conditions between the countries of Article 109 of the .two has not yet Geneva Convention of for an armistice. On the been greetings to all peace—loving Japanese—and question of fixing a ended. But a new 1949. A reasonable settlement of the force, to which the question military demarcation line and future their confidence no a has that force on earth can ob- of establishing belongs, grown exchanging sick and injured prisoners of war up——thc of demilitarised zone, both sides have friendship the n‘h‘ud the of the two already Japanese and doveloping friendship has clearly a very the Chinese peoples. significant bearing upon agreed mat the actual line of contact The Chinese for between peoples peace. smooth settlement of the entire of both question sides at the time when the Armistice prisoners of war. It is, therefore, our view Agreement becomes effective shall be made the that the time should be considered for ripe military demarcation line and that “both sides the settling entire question of prisoners of war shall withdraw two kilometers from this line in order to ensure the cessation of hostilities so as to establish a Demilitarized Zone between in Korea and to conclude the armistice agree— the . opposing forces .as a bufier zone to ment. pre» vent the occurrence of incidents The whichmigbt Government of the People’s lead to a Republic resumption of hostilities.” l of China (Paragraph and the Government of the Demo- 01 the Draft Armistice On the cratic Agreement.) People’s Republic of Korea hold in com- question of supervising the implementation of mon that the delegates of the Korean Armistice People’s the Agreement and settling violations Army and the Chinese People‘s Volunteers to of the Armistice Agreement, both sides have the armistice negotiations and the of delegates already agreed that a Military Armistice Com— the United Nations Command to the armistice of mission, composed five senior officers ap- negotiations should immediately start negotia- Dointed jointly by the Supreme Commander of tions on the question of exchanging sick and M'Korean People’s Army and the Commander injured prisoners of war during the period of Gillie Chinese People’s Volunteers, and five hostilities, and should proceed to seek an over— Senior ofi‘lcers appointed by the Commander-in- settlement all of the question of prisoners of Qiier of the United Nations Command, shall be war.