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...teemed with thousands of Chinese junks and smaller sampans. Terrified refugees were preparing once more to flee before the surging tide of communism. Nevertheless, the great majority of Chinese were becoming more reconciled to the prospects of communist rule. The cagey Reds had switched to a "soft" line ... In Chengchow, ... two Shanghai cotton brokers reported "all was quiet." Their warehouse of cotton had been untouched by the communists. Said a Red officer: "When the kettle belonged to Chiang, we tried to break it; now that it is ours, we want to preserve...
...peace, and anxiety as the Cold War took shape — and a wedding took place in London 1956-1966 New sounds in the air, protest in the streets and revolution in the hills 1966-1976 War in Vietnam, Nixon in China and Man on the Moon line ... In Chengchow, ... two Shanghai cotton brokers reported "all was quiet." Their warehouse of cotton had been untouched by the communists. Said a Red officer: "When the kettle belonged to Chiang, we tried to break it; now that it is ours, we want to preserve and use it." Berlin July 19, 1948 The people...
What particularly struck China watchers was the depth of Peking's shock at the open, scrappy and in many ways anti-Maoist protest. The incident at T'ien An Men-and similar violent confrontations in the city of Chengchow-began as reactions to the removal of memorial wreaths to the late Premier Chou En-lai (see color opposite). It was clear that the disturbances went far beyond the narrow issue of respect for the late Premier. They were also expressions of support for the kind of consistent, moderate policies mapped out by Chou-and supported by Teng...
...Sulzberger left China, he wrote a wry piece last November indicating how little he had really been able to observe: "I can only boast I am the first American columnist over 60 to visit Inner Mongolia since 1949, and the first with a Greek wife to lunch in Chengchow...
Saturday-Night Wives. In the offices of the Chungyuen Daily, in Chengchow...