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...greeted by the vice commander of the division, Keng Yu-chi, 42, who lectures forcefully on the work of the division among the masses and its role in productive labor...
...turn in everything captured), and the eight points for attention (speak politely; pay fairly for what you buy; return everything you borrow; pay for anything you damage; do not hit or swear at people; do not damage crops; do not take liberties with women; do not ill-treat captives). Keng makes no direct mention of the U.S. or of the social imperialists (the Russians), but his line is tough. "The danger of world war still exists, and the people should be prepared. The nature of imperialism and all its lackeys will not change." All this is washed down with...
...Chairman Mao, produces its own food. We watch P.L.A. men working to process soy beans into soy sauce, bean paste, vinegar and bean curd. The division also grows its own rice and raises 900-odd pigs. Everything fits into its objective of achieving self-reliance and, as Vice Commander Keng puts it, "lightening the burden of the locality." There is a very basic quality about the whole operation. The necessities of life with no refinements-rice, meat and soy sauce...
Lunch is served to the visiting press. Asked about the threat of nuclear war, our host, Vice Commander Keng, hedges and says only, "Our leaders said that we Chinese people would not like to engage in battle with the American people. Rest assured we will not attack first." We find that Keng served in Korea. What does he think of the fighting ability of American soldiers? "Speaking frankly," he replies, "although the American soldiers' firepower is something, their fighting power does not match their firepower...
...sweet and sour carp, braised pork, dumplings, cabbage and mushrooms, beer and port wine, the mood softens. Toasts are offered with fiery 140-proof mao-tai, and the conversation turns to the philosophy of war and military strategy. How has Chinese nuclear strategy changed in the last three years? Keng does not reply. The nonresponse may confirm that there has been a fierce debate and struggle between those in the military who would push to produce a modern technical army with nuclear weapons and those who would follow the wisdom of Chairman Mao and retain a people's army...