NOTES FROMVOL.49 NO.40 THE OCT. 5,EDITORS 2006 BEIJING REVIEW JANUARY 19, 2006 1 BEIJING REVIEW JULYJUNE 3,26, 2003 2003WILL JAPAN’S NEW LEADER THAW TIES WITH CHINA?1 VOL. 49 NO. 40 CONTENTS OCT. 5, 2006 2 EDITOR’S DESK 2 Influence of Chairman Mao 3 PEOPLE & POINTS 4 WEEKLY WATCH 10 WORLD 10 A New Dawn for Doha? China urged to help restart stalled trade talks 14 Chilly Ties Persist Japan’s new leadership may not bring improved relations with China 16 Flexing Muscles Non-aligned movement regains strength 20 COVER STORY Thirty years after his death, 18VIEWPOINT Mao Zedong’s legacy is a varied one. To many 18 Economic Interaction people in the country, and especially in his Impact of China’s policies on U.S. financial hometown of Shaoshan in Hunan Province, he is markets still a hero, remembered as the leader who helped to transform China, bringing it into the modern era 20NATION and creating a powerful country. On the other hand, 20 Still a Hometown Hero the repercussions of the Great Leap Forward and Tourists flock to Mao’s birthplace Cultural Revolution are still being felt today. 22 The Long March and Mao Whatever the ultimate evaluation of Mao’s legacy, Critical moment in Communist Party history 24 Red Capitalist he remains a legendary figure whose influence Serving Mao’s favorite foods is still evident. 25 Interpreting Mao 40 Risk Avers e , Broa d l y Speaking Views on Mao’s legacy Sl o w start for new financial prod u c t s 27 Mao Now 41 Ex u b e r ant Economy No Probl e m ? For some, words to live by Ne w measures may be needed to control growt h 42 St a te of the Market 32 BUSINESS 32 Enriching Education FORUM A private school “goes public” 46 34 A Foreign China 46 Should a Click of the Mouse Decide the Fate Do foreigners control too much of China’s of a Criminal Suspect? industry? 38 Presidential PR 48EXPAT'S EYE Big dreams for a public relations professional 48 Driven to Drink Beijing Review (ISSN 1000-9140) is published weekly for US$64.00 per year by Cypress Book (U.S.) Co., Inc., 360 Swift Avenue, Suite 48, South San Francisco, CA 94080. Periodical Postage Paid at South San Francisco, CA 94080. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Beijing Review, Cypress Book (U.S.) Co., Inc., 360 Swift Avenue, Suite 48, South San Francisco, CA 94080. EDITOR’S DESK Influence of Chairman Mao A News Wee k l y Published Since 1958 By TANG YUANKAI ht t p : // ww w .b j r evi e w.c o m . c n E-mail: [email protected] ince the founding of the Peo p l e ’ s Repu b lic of China in 1949, President & Editor in Chief: Wang Gangyi Mao Zedong’s portr ait has gaz ed down from the symbol of Vice President: Qi Wengong st a te power , the Tiananmen Rostrum (entrance to the Associate Editors in Chief: Li Jianguo S Huang Wei For b i d den City). Executive Editor: Zhou Jianxiong Eve r y yea r , master painters touch up the painting. For the past Assistant Executive Editors: Yao Bin, Ding Zhitao, 30 yea r s, since he passed away, this tradition has rem a i n e d , kee p- Zhang Zhiping, Francisco Little ing the enduring image of Mao pristine in the minds of the Chinese Editorial Administrators: Li Ning, Shi Bosen na tion. He seems to be watc hing the cha n g es the country is passing Senior Consultant: Shao Haiming Opinion Editor: Yao Bin th r ough, awar e of the growing pains and the rapid development all World Editor: Ding Zhitao ar ound him. Nation Editor: Tang Qinghua The architect of the Communist Par ty of China (CPC), as wel l Business Editors: Yu Shujun, Lan Xinzhen Editorial Consultants: Erin Conway-Smith, as the founder of the Peo p l e ’ s Repu bl i c , Mao not only cha n g ed the Linda Mattson, de s t i n y of the Chinese people, but also the patt e r n of the worl d . Matt Young Tod a y, his political ideas and determi n a tion still influence not only Staff Reporters: Tang Yuankai, Feng Jianhua, China, but also people all over the wor ld who fight for liberty . Zan Jifang, Ding Ying, Ni Yanshuo, Ding Wenlei, Wang Jun, Yan Wei, Mao demonstrates China’s growing influence on the worl d Tan Wei, Li Li, Liu Yu, Liu Yunyun, st a ge. Adherence to the Mao Zedong Thought has been inscrib e d Yin Pumin, Jing Xiaolei, Pan Xiaoqiao in the Constitution of China. It is also to be found in the CPC’s Photo Editor: Wang Xiang Photographers: Jiang Xiaoying, Wei Yao constitution, for ming the fundamental principles of the ruling party . Art: Li Shigong Ho wever , for all his grea tness, Mao was just a man, with the Design & Layout: Xu Husheng, Hou Lina, same hopes, emotions and human foi b les as all of us. In ret ro s p e c t , Wang Yajuan Proof Reading: Qin Wenli he made mistakes, as people do. As the Chinese know, in his late Online Editor: Li Zhenzhou yea r s, he initiated the Cultural Revolution (1966-76) in a bid to “p u r ify” the Par ty and state leadership. Unfort u n at e l y, the sweep i n g Advertising Director: Cheng Guangyan Distribution Directors: Wang Weiwei, Pan Changqing political campaign went beyond its orig inal intention, resulting in Human Resources: Zhang Xiaoli the tremendous losses in almost all aspects of social life and a cult International Cooperation: Pan Shuangqin fol l ow i n g . Legal Counsel: Yue Cheng Tod a y, the opening of Chinese society allows the people to North America Bureau br oaden their views and reconsider Mao’s dominating influ e n c e . Chief: Wang Yanjuan Reporter: Chen Wen Gi ving an objective eval u a tion of Mao in history, more and more Tel/Fax: 001-201-792-0334 Chinese people admit that, apa r t from his wrongdoings, he was a E-mail: [email protected] grea t cha ri s m a tic leader with num e r ous achi e vements to his name. General Editorial Office Un d o u b t e d l y, he contrib uted to an important cha pter of wor ld his- Tel: 86-10-68996252 Fax: 86-10-68326628 to r y in the 20th century along with other influential men of his gen - English Edition er ation. Tel: 86-10-68996259 “F or most of his life, Chairman Mao did ver y good things. Many Advertising Department Tel: 86-10-68995813, 68326072 times he saved the Par ty and the state from crises. Without him the Fax: 86-10-68329398 Chinese people wou l d , at the ver y least, have spent muc h more time E-mail: [email protected] groping in the dark, ” said Deng Xiaoping, another grea t Chinese Distribution Department le a d e r , in his talks with Oriana Fallaci, an Italian journalist. Tel: 86-10-68310644, 68995807 Fax: 86-10-68328738 As peace and harmonious coexistence remain the mainstrea m E-mail: [email protected] goal of the modern worl d , Mao’s over emphasis on “class strugg l e ” Published every Thursday by to d a y seems out of date . 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Letters may be edited for length or content. 2 BEIJING REVIEW OCTOBER 5, 2006 PEOPLE & POINTS “The key to solving the present dif- ficulties is for the Japanese leader to make an early resolution on removing the political barrier of the visits to the [war-related] Yasukuni Shrine, and bringing bilateral rela- tions back on track.” Qin Gang, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, called on newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to make efforts to improve bilateral relations “Either we live side by side in a spirit of brotherhood, not separated by ethnic or sectarian identities, or SOFT SHOE SHUFFLE Iraq becomes a battlefield for differ- He n r y Pau l s o n , the Bush administrati o n ’ s new guardian of the nati o n a l ent groups to settle their scores.” co f fer s, won over many people during his visit to China in mid-Sept e m b e r .