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No Change in Party Policies Deng Xiaoping Yang Shaoming HIGHLIGHTS of the WEEK Review Vol., 30 NO A CHINESE WEEKLY OF NEWS AND VIEWS ev : No Change in Party Policies Deng Xiaoping Yang Shaoming HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK Review vol., 30 NO. 5-6 FEB 9. 1987 CONTENTS NOTES F80IVI THE EDITORS EVENTS/TRENDS Creeling Year ot* Rabbit No Political Campaign To Be l.aiinchcti NPC Scheduler a New Session Prices to Be Kept Stable in 1987 Wang Mcng; Cultural Policies to P16 P- 17 Continue Journalist Loses Party No Change in Party Policies Membership . Retired Scieniistis Active A.s Ever • Addressing a recent Spring Festival get-together in Beijing, 'Liberation" Achieves New Zhao Ziyang ruled out the possibility of a political campaign Liberation against liberalization and reaffirmed Party leadership as the Weekly Chronicle (Jan. 19-F-eb. I) core of power in the country (report on p. 6 and full text on p. ilSlTERNATiONAL 12-15 26). Latin America: A Tour For Central America Peace Deng's Speecli on tlie Four Principles OIC: Understanding Thaws • Text of a speech by Deng Xiaoping eight years ago in which Relations he first expounded the four cardinal principles stressing their USA: US Dollar to Remain in the absolute necessity (p. 29). Shade France-Australia: New Changes in Viet Nam Urged to Withdraw bilateral Relations Netherlands-Surinam: Relations • In interviews with Sefj'wg/?ei'/eu'correspondent towards the Going From Bad to Worse end of last year, leaders of Democratic Kampuchea Khieu 8-Point Proposal—Hanoi's Samphan and Son Sen analysed the situation in their country Only Way Out IB and called on Hanoi once again to accept the 8-point proposal Vietnamese Invaders' Plan for a political solution to the Kampuchean question Falls Flat 17 (pp. 16-17). Tertiary Industry Takes Off Greeting the Year of Rabbit In China 18 Applying and Developing Marxism 22 • As the clock struck 12 Midnight on January 28, the Chinese Cliina's Roie in Human Rights people saw off the Year of the Tiger and welcomed the Year Field 23 of the Rabbit amidst a prolonged, deafening burst of Facts and Figures: Retail Prices firecrackers and fireworks. What better way to enjoy Spring Up 6 Percent Last Year 24 Festival than to relax with one's family, join in parties and Zhao ZIyang on the Two Basics games, or even get married! (p. 5). Of the Party Line 26 Deng Xiaoping on Upholding the Tertiary Industry Takes Off in China Four Cardinal Principles 29 CHINA CALENDAR 25 • Since the early 1980s, China's flagging tertiary industry has FROM THE CHINESE PRESS 37 begun to revive with the development of the socialist BUSINESS/TRADE 38-39 commodity economy, the need to improve people's living CULTURE/SCINECE 40-41 standards and the adoption of flexible policies and measures. LETTERS 42 However, further efforts are necessary to develop the tertiary COVER: Ceiebraltng the festival. industry at a rate commensurable with that of the primary and Yu Fuhua secondary industries (p. IX). Sybiishetl every Mondoy by General Ed^ortal Office Tel: 893860 US$22.00 ETSiish Oepgrlment Tel: 890951-546 SSJtNG Austratia A.$22.00 Canada Can.$21.00 DHtfibuted by Chino Intemotionof ftook a 6oiw£ifl2hi»aiig Road, Beijing Trading Corporation (GUOJt SHUDtANJ New Zealand NZ.$30.00 The f'eopJe^s R©pyi>lic of Chtna P,0. 80X 399, Bei(iBB;fefl>P# UK £12.00 •i NOTES FROM THE EDITORS Policies Unaffected by Expulsions by An Zhiguo ver the last few weeks, three Fang also made many speeches continue to help them correct their O well-known Chinese against socialism at universities in mistakes and do useful work in intellectuals — Wang Ruowang. a Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, their field as honest citizens. Shanghai-based writer. Fang Ningbo and Hefei. In a speech at The criticism and expulsion of Lizhi, an astrophyscist and Ningbo University last Novem• the three was long overdue. The recently dismissed vice-president ber, he said that "the orthodox delay was a manifestation of a of a Hefei university, and Liu socialism, from Marx and Lenin recent lack of firmness on the part Bingyan, a writer and reporter to Stalin and Mao Zedong, as it of certain party organizations working for the People's Daily in has developed into what it has and comrades in dealing Beijing — have been openly criti• become today, is a total failure." with an issue of major political cized and expelled from the principle. Yet the handling of the Communist Party of China three cases at more or less the same (CPC). Expulsions of disqualified time have aroused suspicion that members are part of normal Party (China's major policies the CPC is planning a purge of life. During the past year, the CPC remain unchanged as it intellectuals. has expelled hundreds who were found guilty of corruption or carries on a struggle in Recent statements by Party political degeneration. But it was political and ideological leaders have made it clear that the Party's handling of these three spheres within the only those who defied Party people who were charged with discipline, made serious mistakes advocating "bourgeois liberaliz• Communist Party. and caused great harm, should be ation" that has drawn much punished by the Party. Such comment from the Western He called for "total Westerniz• people are extremely small in media. ation," "including Westernizing number. Some newspapers described it China's political system and China will continue to imple• as a "crackdown on liberal ownership [of the means of ment its policy towards in• critics," "an assault on intellectual production]." (For details, see tellectuals and follow the policy of freedom," and an attempt to Beijing Review, No. 4. pp. 6-7) "letting a hundred flowers bloom, "control dissent" and "mute pro- Liu attacked socialism and letting a hundred schools of democracy opinions." In my other cardinal principles ad• thought contend." But all debate opinion, these are misinterpret• vocated by the Party, calling them and activity should be conducted ations of events and are based on "outdated," "conservative," and within the confines of the an instinctive sympathy for any "even reactionary." (For- more Constitution and the law. proponents of capitalism that details, see pp.8-9) China will keep its doors still emerge in a socialist country. The three were also censured for more widely open and carry on its attacking the leading role of the What is meant by "bourgeois economic and political structural liberalization?" A resolution CPC and other activities. For reforms. The fight against "bour• adopted by the CPC Central example. Fang Lizhi was condem• geois liberalization" will only be Committee last September defines ned for inciting student vnrest waged within the Party, mainly in it as "negating the socialist system because of his demagogic speeches political and ideological spheres. in favour of capitalism" — a on the campuses. Experiments in the economic transgression for which Wang, The CPC never imposes reforms, such as the shareholding Fang and Liu have been criticized. communist doctrines on anyone, system and the renting out of In the last few years. Wang nor does it force anyone to join the smaller state enterprises to wrote a number of articles and Communist Party. Wang, Fang collecfives and individuals, should made speeches on many occasions and Liu were admitted into the go on and will not be misconstrued attacking socialism and praising Party only after they had applied as "bourgeois liberalization." capitalism. At a forum in for membership. Now they have Extreme measures will not be Hangzhou last year, he described gone back on their pledges of taken to combat harmful trends. China's socialist system as an loyalty to the Party, and have The CPC and the Chinese people "illusion." saying that the capita• violated Party Constitution and have suffered too much from list mode of production is Party rules and discipline, their excesses in previous political something "most badly needed in expulsions thus became inevitable. movements to ignore their histor• China." Nevertheless, the CPC will ical lessons. BEIJING REVIEW, NOS. 5 & 6 EVENTSARENDS Greeting Year of Rabbit or several days, the entire kilogrammes of fresh pork were F nation was full of cheer, with sold every day, 80,000 kilo• laughter, the aromas of wine and grammes more than usual. And 5 special holiday food and the million kilogrammes of aquatic deafening sound of fireworks products appeared on the market. Granny and me at a temple celebration. permeating the air. In traditional People stood in line to buy luxury forms, the Chinese people food items such as sea cucumbers celebrated the coming of the Year and squid, which they seldom the ancient emperors of China of the Rabbit, the first day of consume at ordinary times. A used to offer sacrifices to the earth which, on the Chinese lunar retired woman in a market said her deity was larger in scale and calendar, falls on January 29 this family of six would spend 200 presented greater variety than in year. yuan for the festival — the equiva• the two pervious years. There were Artists had prepared colourful lent of half of her family's total more than 500 stalls in the park performances for holiday makers monthly income. with some 1,000 different items of and almost all theatres had With gifts in hand, and wearing local delicacies to sell and scheduled plays, concerts, dancing new clothes, some Beijing resi• traditional arts performances to and various kinds of local operas. dents visited relatives and friends show. Visitors were attracted by The Central Television Station while thousands of others flocked whistling windmill toys, magicians presented a 4.5 hour-TV pro• to traditional fairs held at the and clowns, while their appetite gramme which attracted more city's temples.
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