Vol. 25, No. 7 February 15, Ig82 A Good Stort For lndustry ln 1982 a Memories of jr',"'}.1-,,"4" Edgor Snow 1 \, I 'i): f A CHINESE WEEXI"Y OF NEWS AND I/;EWS Isr:ael's annexation of the Golan Heights is encouraging Israel to HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK launch new acts of aggression A Good Start tor lndustry China's non-f errous rnetal in- (p. l1). dustry (p. 7). Total i,ndustrial output rralue Ancient Books hit an all-time high in the first Booming Tibet Some 2.000 ancient Chinese month of 1982, in spite of a books have been published since the help ot state shortened numbel of workdays With 1958 and more than 1,000 titles subsidies. Tibet is rapidly de- caused by the new year and will be collated and annotatrcl veloping and two-thirds of its Spring Eestival Holidays (p. 5). in the 1980-s (p 29). formerly poor families have become self-sufticient (p 8). Edgar Snorv To c:ommemor;lte the i0th. US Argument on Taiwan' annirrer.s:rr'.y of the death oI Rebutted Edgar Snow, noted US journalist and devoted friend of China, The US effort to help Tailvan Iive of those who knew him maintain it.s "defence capability' "trvri pt,r'sonally share thcil mcmorie.s is a perpetuation of the (pp. 17-26). Chinas" pr.,licy (p. 10). Non-Ferrous Metars A Dangerous Policy .\ tt atlratrt'r'tl ltlnntlling t('aur in the Yanzhou C'oal lline Foreign fuhds technology The US zrttitude torvalds tht' in easl China's Shandong and Plovincc. tvill be introduced to boost, UN lesolution condemnitrg PIroto b)' wu zcllgxiililg Progress in Non-Ferrous Following rn His Footsteps Metols to Yonor.r - Zhoo Rong- BEIJ!NG REV!EW More Good News From Tibet sheng 21 The Roie ol Lowyers Amidst Studerrt Move- Published everY MondoY bY ment Chei/ Honbo 23 BEIJING REVIEl,V Snow 'Living Chino" Rood, Beijing ond 24 Boiwonzhuong INTERNATIONAT Xioo Oion 25 The People's RePublic of Chino Rebuttol of the Coll 'To Forurn: Strotegy for Develop- Mointoin Toiwon's Detence inq Agriculture: Copobility" '- Peng Di ond Modern Agriculture Should Huo Xiu Be Bosed on Arrimol Husbondry Zhenbon 26 Vol. 25, No, 7 Februory 15, 1982 US Shields lsroel ot UN - - -'l-iu Ren Yon The Strotegic Enrphosis Obstocles to ReunifYing Kcreo Should Be orr Groin Boi Yong Production Ku Guisheng - ond Zhoo Tiecheng- 27 CONIENIS Honoi's Hypocrisy Xinhuo Correspondent Ji Ying- Develop AgricultLrre in o Comprehensive Woy Positive Step -- NOTES FROM THE EDITORS lron-lroq: A Shi Shon 28 Ton Shuhong - Centrol Americo ond the lndio-Pokiston: No-Wor Poct CULTURE & SCIENCE 29.30 Coribbeon Region Inter- Tolks "Renmin Riboo" notionol Editor Mu -Youlin Commentory- ARI PAGE 31 Yuqoslovio: To Stobilize Economy Xiong Jiowerr LETTERS - published lor ARTICLES & DOCUMENIS BEIJING EEVIEW is weekly EVENTS & TRENDS 5-9 USSl3.50 per year by Beiiing Review, 24 Memories of Edgor Snow: Baiwanzhuang Boad, Beiiing, China Ap- Veteron Codres Retire Snow Speoks lhrough plication t0 mail at second-class postage lndustry: A GooC Stort Letters lsroel Epstein ,", rates is pending at San Francisco, Send - addresq chfiqes to China Books & Peri- More Groin in the Stote A True Representotive of the odicals, lnc 2929 24ih Street, San Gronory , Americon Peoole -- Mo Francisco. CA 94110 4,000 Million Yuon in Treosury Floi-teh (Dr. George Bonds Hotem) 20 Noles l.rorn the ltrditors Gentral lmerica and the between the two superpowers has made the situation in this Garibbean Region region more complicated than before. But we are happy to see Does China support the na- pathy and support of the inter- that far-sighted politicians are tional-liberation movement in national community. increasingly aware of the need in Central America and the Carib- their struggle for national in- The United States whiclr bean region? dependence and liberation to ahvays regards this region as "resist the wol.f at the front its sphere The situation in this area re- of influence is trying gate and repulse the tiger at the every possible to mains unstable and this has by means back door." aroused the concern of the peo- maintain its influence there. For Like the countries in this ple oI the world. instance, it is extending enor- mous help to the present El region, China is also a develop- Subjected for a long period ttr Salvadorean Government, in- ing country and belongs to oppression and exploitatlon by creasing both economic and the third world. We support the imperlalists. colonialists and military aid and sending mili- the struggle of other third autocratic regimes. the coun- 'tary advisers to deal with the world countries and people tries in this area are economi- guerrilla forces arrd the people against imperialism, colonialism cally backward and the gap be- there. Such aid inevitably ag- and hegemony. We hold that their struggle safeguarding tween the rich and the poor is gravates the internal -struggle in enormous. The land and .social in EL Salvador: and intensifies national independence and re- wealth are concentrated in the the turbulence in this region. forming the international eco- hands of a few. peasants can nomic order, for democracy and To contend with the United hardly manage to eke out a progress and against the reac- States for rvorld hegemony, the living, and the unemployment tionary autoeratic rule is a just Soviet Union has meddLed in rate among the workers is high. cause. We also maintain that the affairs of the countries in The contradictions between dif- the internal struggles and dis- Central America and the Carib- ferent social classes are sharpen- putes of the Central American bean region. Taking advantage ing and the political and eco- and Caribbean countries should of these countries' contradic- nomic crises are deepening day be solved by their own people. tions with the United States and by day. These are some of the and that the disputes between the people's demand for social major one country and another should causes of the turbulent change, the Soviet Union. work- situation be settled through peaceful con- in this region- And ing in collaboration with Cuba. sultation. We are against out- this is why the struggle against is stepping up its infiltration imperialism, side intervention, no matter autocracy, monopo- expanSion area and in this what form it *cakes. ly capital and feudal oligarchy under the guise of "supporting is winning increasing support the national-liberation move- Intermational Editor among people. - the ment." Flaunting the banner of Mu Youlin It is the strong desire of the "supporting the revolution," the people in this region to safe- Soviet Union is more deceptive. guard their national inde- Recently, the Soviet Union pendence and state sovereignty. has sent large quantiiies of develop their national economy. military hardware to Cuba strive fbr social progress and while using Cuban air force improve their standard of liv- bases to carry out reconnais- ing. Their nati<inal-Iiberation sance activities against the movement should win the sym_ United States. The contention February 15, 1982 Ma1' God bless you and all your Concun Meeting Ircople in whatever' ;*ou do. TETTERS I first read your magazine when Freddie Sekitto Bugembe in one of our classes we were Kampala. Uganda studying the Cancun meeting in Mexico. I was impressed by the Premier Zhoo's Report thoroughness of the article with all Promote the current status of the develop- I u'as agreeabll' surprised at Policy to Sociolist ing world 'versus the developed |eading the full text oI Premier Sciences ond Culture world. Zhao's report on economic situa- tion (issue No. 51. l98l). It relates The long article "Letting a These are the types of articles I Hu;:dred a in a concise, concrete and syste- Flowers Blossom and am interested in. Hundred Schools Thougttt Con- matic rva.v the current economic of tend Is the Policy to Promote Kathleen E. Martens situation in the People's Re- Socialist Sciences and Culture" Bellevue, Mi., USA c.rf for' Public China. methods (issue the Japanese realizing the triur modet'nizations No. 49, 198I, of edition) deals with questions ibout More Acute and for transforming a China into rvhich I am concerneci. I have po'"t,erful countr), economically and spiriiuall.r' read it carefully. What is democ- Try to add more political explo- racy undcr the socialist system? sive power: To our mind, your' One positive achievement in m1' We Japanese find it hard to articles are too neutral, your real opinion is thal you have more skil- unde|stand and easy to misinter- viewpoints are not made clear. full1, integrated hieh quaiity and prei. Some of my friends u,ho You iack clear-cut and exciting profound arlicles rvith Iight and are ignorant about China have analyses rvhich wiII help the read- pleasant ones This makes y'our said that there is {reedom in ers better understand a problem. magazine mor'(' attractive Japan but r"here is no freedom of In this regard, your explanations thought in China, and that the and notes should be more detailed. Manuel Antonio Alcala Chinese people are untortunate Giion. Spairr i argue against this vieu'. saying It is r:egrettable that compared that whether the Chinese people with other themes, the materials have freedom or not must be con- carried in the column "Culture Tws Colurtnns sidered from the viewpoint of and Science" are not representa- rvhat China is striving for and tive. Greater number of articles topics The better articles and columns measured by China's histor-r' anci coveling a wider range of I think are: Chirra Events & its plesent reality We should could enhance the mutual under- - standing between people with dif- l'rends .B,nd the International - not criticize China rvith the stand- Reports and Comments.