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Economically, the easiest way to bring meat prices down would be to import more inexpensive meat. Politically, though, that course is barred by two sets of quotas: mandatory quotas provided by a law passed in 1964, and "voluntary" quotas added in 1968 to avoid triggering the mandatory quotas. The voluntary...
ALIGHTHEARTED, relaxed garden town studded with classic temples and pagodas and elegant villas, Hangchow (pop.800,000) is China's Florence. Famous for its silks and teas, Hangchow is a favorite resort of China's leaders. Mao Tse-tung frequently retires to his retreat on mist-shrouded West Lake...
Chou is at his best in face-to-face negotiations, where his personal magnetism and his wit-low-key, ironic and topical-comes into full play. Those who have talked with him marvel at his ability to sit motionless for hours-often till dawn-moving only his head and his...
Westerners who remember the pre-1949 China, however, have been almost euphorically impressed by the transformation that Communism has achieved. The people, visitors note, appear happy, relaxed and well fed. Markets and department stores are well stocked, although the prices of luxury items are almost prohibitive: a good camera, for...
Like the peasant, the city worker rises early-usually by 6:30. More often than not, he lives within a few minutes' bicycle ride of his factory. The workday begins at 7:30, not at the assembly line but in the factory recreation hall, with a study session on...