CHINESE WEEKLY OF NEWS AND VIEWS Peng Zhen Answers Journalists' Questions HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK BeijingR^r VOL. 30, NO, 17 APRIL 27. 1987 CONTENTS NOTES FROM THE EDITORS 4 The •('onscrvalive "Rerormist' Myth p. 14 p. 18 EVENTS/TRENDS 5-9 Ho Change in HK Policy The "Conservatives" / "Reformists" Mytli Macao Pact, A Historic Event Foundation Helps Tibet Develop • Recently some foreigners have alleged that there has been a Swapping Jobs at Talent Centre factional struggle between Chinese "conservatives'" and Weekly Chronicie (April i.V19) ••reformists." Except for a few who deliberately try to create confusion, most of these people do not know that China's INTERNATIONAL 10-13 reform and the four cardinal principles are two aspects of the Arms Control: Sun Peeps Through same political line: build socialism with Chinese characteristics. The Clouds In China there is only one Marxist faction and there is no social Zimbabwe: Achievements Since basis for complicated factional struggles as exist in the capitalist Independence world (p. 4). Turkey; Applying for Full EC Membership Peng Zhen Answers Questions Chad; National Unity in Sight • In his meeting with journalists from Hong Kong and Petig Zhen iPUtswers Journalists' Macao, Peng Zhen, CPC and NFC leader, conllrmed that there QltesQons 14 is no "factionalism" in China's leadership. He also discussed Housing Prospects for the Year the NPC's more prominent role in China's political life and Hu 2000 (Residential Houses, Yaobang's resignation (p. 14). Pictorial in Colour; 16 Facts and Rgures: Foreign Deng on China's HK Policy Investment Up in 14 Coastal Cities 20 • Deng Xiaoping reassures members of the Hong Kong Insurance Gains Ground Under Basic Law drafting committee that Hong Kong, Macao and Reforms 21 Taiwan can keep their capitalist systems after reunification with Deng Xiaoping on Democratic the mainland (p. 5). C(»itratism 23 Report on the Draft 1087 Plan What Does Democratic Centralism Mean For National Economic and • Taken from Deng's speech delivered at the Enlarged Social Development Working Conference of the CPC Central Committee in 1962, (Excerpts) (Centrefold) this article argues that without derhocracy there could be no centralism. It stresses the necessity of respect for minority Report on the Implementation opinions and expounds the principle of collective leadership Of the State Budget for 1986 and individual responsibility (p. 23). and on the Draft State Budget for 1987 (Excerpts) (Centrefold) NPC: Economic Plans for 1987 TOURISIVI 27 FROM THE CHINESE PRESS 2829 • The NPC endorsed the draft 1987 plan for national BUSINESS/TRADE 30-31 economic and social development, delivered by Song Ping, CULTURE/SCIENCE 3233 minister in charge of the State Planning Commission, and the BOOKS 34 draft state budget for 1987 delivered by Wang Bingqian, COVER: Apartment buildings under minister of Finance. Extracts are reproduced in the supplement consiruclion in lieijiiig Chen Hai (centrefold). USA US$22.00 Published every Monoci, by Sufoscrip*ion prices {1 yeorjs : Ingilsh Oepgf<mgnr::|elg||<i!^^^^^^ '; Auslraliq A.$22.0O Canado Can.$21.(X) BEIJING REVffiW tnternattonai Book Distribvteid by Chino New Zeoland NZ .$30.00 24 Botwonjhvong Road, Seijlng Trading CorponiHon (GUOJI 5HUDIAN) UK £12.00 !*e Peoplo'i Subtle of China P.O. Box 399, Beijing, GMna • NOTES FROM THE EDITORS The 'Conservative'/Reformist' Myth by Dai Yannian n a recent meeting with foreign need to combat bourgeois Hbe- leadership set China's reform I guests. Chairman Deng Xiao• ralization and to adhere to the against the four cardinal prin• ping of the Central Advisory four cardinal principles. At the ciples. In their eyes, the two are as Commission of the Chinese end of last year, to counter the incompatible as fire and water. Communist Party said, "Some spread of bourgeois liberalization They stick the label of "refor• look upon me as a 'reformist' and and remedy the weak leadership, mists" on those who spoke about upon others as 'conservatives.' I Deng emphasized the need to take reform and opening up and am a reformist, that's true. But if stigmatize those who advocate one who advocates upholding the upholding the four cardinal four cardinal principles (the principles as "conservatives." socialist road, the Communist That is their logic. They do not Party leadership, the people's There are no understand the truth as confirmed democratic dictatorship, by the Chinese: The two Marxism-Leninism and Mao "conservative" and complement each other, rather Zedong Thought) is a conserva• "reformist" factions in than contradict each other. They tive, then I'm a conservative. So, China's leadership. There is are two aspects of the one and under the circumstances, I'm only a Marxist "faction." To same political line China has been neither a reformist nor a following over the last few years. conservative. To be more exact, I be more exact, they are This line is: In the light of China's am an advocate of seeking truth advocates of "seeking truth actual conditions, build socialism from facts." What he said is both from facts." with Chinese characteristics. witty and thought-provoking. China's original defective struc• Since the struggle against ture must be reformed to fit bourgeois liberalization was China's reality and speed up the launched and the change of country's development. Reform is a clear-cut stand and firm attitude personnel in the Party Central aimed at improving the socialist towards the struggle against this Committee took place in China, system, not deviating from or erroneous trend. If this were an there has been much speculation abandoning it. This is because the attack launched by the "conserva• abroad to the effect that the Chinese people have come to see tives" against the "reformists" as "conservatives" in the Chinese from their long-term experience alleged by certain people abroad, leadership have waged a struggle that only the socialist system can wouldn't it mean that he launched against the "reformists," and that solve China's problems. Whether an attack against himself? This "the 'conservatives' have the at the time when China em• argument simply does not hold upper hand" while "the 'refor• phasized opposition to the water. mists' are suffering setbacks." shackles of the "leftist" ideology These statements, however Premier Zhao Ziyang has been a which had led to inadequate vociferous, are ill-founded. strong executant of the policies of understanding of the significance It is known to all that Deng structural reform, invigorating the of reform and opening up, or at Xiaoping is the initiator of China's domestic economy and opening to another time when China stressed reforms. He was the first to stress the outside world over the last few the need to combat the rightist the need to uphold the four years. That also is a well-known trend of bourgeois liberalization, cardinal principles at the Party's fact. Recently he became acting and to correct mistakes in work, theoretical work meeting held in general secretary of the Party this country's aim has been to March 1979. At the time he Central Committee, taking over comprehensively carry out this perceived, within society and the the post of his predecessor who Hne. This political line was Party, the presence of an had resigned. If this change is formulated collectively by China's erroneous trend where a handful arbitrarily described as the top leaders who are neither of people spread doubts about and '"reformists' Suffering setbacks "conservatives" nor "reformists." opposition to the four cardinal and 'conservatives' gaining the As Chairman of the NPC principles. He called people's upper hand," such an assertion is Standing Committee Peng Zhen attention to this trend. Over the equally untenable. said in his recent meeting with last eight years, he has spoken, Those who allege that there is a journalists from Hong Kong and ' more than anybody else, of the factional struggle in the Party Macao: "In reality, we only have a 4 BEIJING REVIEW, NO. 17 EVENTSARENDS No Change in HK Policy ong Kong will be allowed to all Hong Kong's affairs are to be H keep its capitalist system for at governed by Hong Kong people least 50 years after the Chinese without any control from the government recovers jurisdiction central government. "Such an idea over it, and this can remain is not realistic," he said. unchanged even after that 50-year Of course, the central govern• period, China's top leader Deng ment will not interfere with the Xiaoping said in Beijing on April management of day-to-day affairs Marxist 'faction,'" or as Deng 16. in this special administative zone; Xiaoping has noted, they are The same will also apply to there is no need for this. "But how advocates of seeking truth from Macao and Taiwan after they are can Beijing be expected to sit back facts, which is the essence of unified with the mainland accord• if something happens in Hong Marxism. ing to the policy of "one country, Kong that might jeopardize the In the capitalist world, struggles two systems," added Deng, fundamental interests of the state between political parties and chairman of the Chinese Commu• or those of Hong Kong itself?" between factions within them are nist Party Central Advisory Deng asked. quite common, because these Committee. Deng made these It is the policy of the central parties and factions represent remarks during a meeting with government that the interests of different interest groups. Conflicts members of the Hong Kong Basic Hong Kong should not be harmed between these groups lead to Law Drafting Committee. Deng and it also hopes that nothing will constant strife between their congratulated the members of the happen in Hong Kong that harms political representatives, that is committee for its progress since the interests of the state and Hong between the various political founding in 1985.