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The article presents commentary on various international and domestic U.S. politics as of the week of April 24, 1971. U.S. foreign economic and political relations with China are discussed in detail. The forced closings of domestic paper mills due to Federal anti-pollution standards are reviewed. The State Department's foreign training programs for police methods and anti-communism is described.

Focuses on the spread of communist activities in China while discussing the foreign policy of the U.S. towards China. Details about the U.S. State Department White Paper on China which presents a factual day-to-day record of wishfulness and unrealism on the part of the Chinese National Government; Conclusion that emerges from this publication of the White Paper; Discussion of possible steps the U.S. can take to save Asia from a dreary century of Communism; Predictions made by the U.S. Foreign Service officers after the Second World War regarding the civil war in China; Efforts made by the U.S. government to save Chiang Kai-shek, head of Nationalist government on Taiwan; Reference to the armed Communist movement in China in 1946.

Focuses on several socio-political issues around the world. Decision of France and Great Britain to publish a "blue book" and a "white paper" giving the correspondence and other pertinent documents regarding terms of the Anglo-French naval agreement; Acceptance of the French view that trained reservists are not to be counted as part of official military strength of any nation, by England in exchange for the naval agreement; Intentions of the Nanking government to proceed vigorously toward the abolition of extraterritoriality.

Reports on censorship on press in six countries. Suspension of papers by the Ministry of Information of Portugal; Censorship of press by Spain's dictator, Francisco Franco; Restriction to publish dispatches by foreign correspondents and domestic newspapers are still subject to censorship by the Civil and Provincial Governments in India; Control over domestic media of communication in Soviet Union; Discussion of censorship of domestic press in Poland; Ownership of Chinese newspaper by the political party Kuomintang.

Presents news briefs related to current political events involving the U.S. as of November 17, 1997. Information on the China policy of the administration of U.S. President Bill Clinton; Decision of "Washington Post" ombudsman Geneva Overholser to castigate her own paper for putting an unflattering photograph of the 15-year old African American girl Kyisha Whitico on the front page; Publication of new works by members of the "New Republic," including "Real Politics: At the Center of Everyday Life," by Jean Bethke Elshtain.

Reports global developments related to various topics. Anniversary of the war in China and in Spain; War scare in Europe; Judicial action by District Judge Homer A. Fuller of Newton, Iowa.

Focuses on political developments in China following the signing of the peace agreement between Kuomintang party and communist troops. Role of the peace agreement in stopping the threat of a new outbreak of civil war in Manchuria; Effort of Russians in supplying aid to the communists; Reactions among the Chinese against the continued presence of Soviet troops in Manchuria; Factors that led university and middle-school students to undertake demonstrations against communists; Effort of Governor Chang Chun of Szechuan, in bringing unity between Kuomintang party and communists.

Presents socio-political and economic news from the world. Report that the visit of French Premier Pierre Laval to Berlin, Germany, was important because it symbolized the desideratum of European recovery and stability--Franco-German rapprochement; Report that the Scandinavian countries which have followed Great Britain off the gold standard have done so primarily because they were in a similar situation; Report that the principal loss which Great Britain suffers as a result of the abandonment of the gold standard arises, not from the fall, but from the fluctuation in the exchange value of the pound; Efforts to bring peace and conciliation between Japan and China in the wake of the war in Manchuria, China; Cancellation of the biennial meeting of the Institute of Pacific Relations due to the Manchurian episode; Profiles U.S. educator and ichthyologist, David Starr Jordan; Speculation on Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Lancashire, England; Report that for many weeks, the civil authorities of Harlan, Kentucky, who are openly allied with the coals mine owners against the striking miners, have exercised a press censorship; Economic situation of Detroit, Michigan and its consequences on public; Criticism of Governor of California for putting the district attorney Charles M. Fickert, on the state pay roll; Criticism of the cutting of trees in the U.S. for constructions on land.

The article discusses about the propaganda which was being propagated by the communist party in China. The communist party of China has an immense power of propaganda. Communist propaganda takes the form of a few simle, elementary statements, repeated again and again. The power of propaganda was used most effectively to help to stabilize the currency. The aim of propaganda is to condition the mind, to change the thoughts of the people. The communists of China have changed the format of the newspapers. Now there is no new in the newspapers any more. The mechanical, bureaucratic Communists official was being imposed on the civil service and police. Now there is strong iron-curtain is being develop in China. For Communist propaganda to be successful an iron curtain is a necessity.

The article discusses the prevalence of self-censorship at U.S. universities when it comes to matters relating to China. Topics mentioned include censorship in China, American universities turning to Confucius Institutes overseen by the Chinese Ministry of Education for funding and programming, and American political science professor and China expert David Shambaugh and his article published in the March 2015 issue of "The Wall Street Journal."

Offers a look on the opposition of the press against the leadership of Mao Tse-tung in China. Suspicion of the associates of Mao Tse-tung in Peking with regard to the support of Mao Tse-tung; Accusation of the press against the leadership of Mao Tse-tung; Alleged efforts of Teng To, managing director of the "People's Daily" newspaper to make Mao Tse-tung step down from his post; Claim of the "Army Daily" newspaper that there is no difference between Teng To and the Khrushchev revisionists which carries the implication that the opposition group might have pressed for the ending of the quarrel with Russia and for the restoration of alliance; Publishing of plays and articles between 1959 and 1962 by three playwrights containing veiled criticism of the party leadership of Mao Tse-tung.

Discusses whether or not Japan's excess population should be settled in Manchuria, Russia and eastern Siberia. Japan's control of the natural resources of these regions; Closure to Japanese immigrants of Latin America and English-speaking countries; Effect of industrialization on the birth rate; Ability of all races of man to be adaptable to wide variations of climate.

Focuses on the discussion of some peace by U.S. Governor Thomas E. Dewey in his speech given before the American Newspaper Publishers' Association. Suggestion of Dewey for organizing a structure of peace backed by adequate force to prevent future wars, in cooperation with other nations; Analysis of the failure of World Peace I and of dangers to peace by Dewey; Differences in status of Great Britain, the Soviet Union and China in terms of peace, suggested by Dewey.

Presents a letter to the editor about national goals of China during the civil war.

Presents an open letter addressed to Inazo Nitobé, a Japanese internationalist. His interview in which he upheld in the most sweeping terms the recent acts of Japan in Manchuria and Shanghai in China; Statement in a Far Eastern newspaper, gravely stating that Woodrow Wilson would have welcomed the establishment of the new state of Manchuria on the ground that it was in accord with the principle of self-determination; Information that for seven years he faithfully served the cause of international cooperation as a high official in the League Secretariat; Question as to why he is apparently indifferent to the violations by Japan of the League Covenant and the anti-war pact.

The article reports and comments on current events making news during the week of, September 29 1952. A number of items are covered including territorial discussions held between the governments of the Soviet Union and China, political reforms undertaken by Mohammed Naguib, the president of Egypt and the loyalty oath required to receive a loan from the Federal Housing Administration.

The article presents information on socio-political developments in the United States in the year 1951. The Congressional investigation of the U.S. general Douglas MacArthur controversy is getting a lot of publicity in the U.S. Congressional investigations run a cycle. First, the investigation is largely factual; then partisanship increases; then comes the big whoop-la, and finally a majority and minority report. The U.S. State Department is taking a firm stand on China, which seems to be insistence on keeping China out of the UN, threatening to bomb Chinese cities after all, and preparing to pal around again with the discredited regime of Chiang Kai-shek, on Formosa.

The article examines Chinese concern about economic policies within the U.S. With a significant amount of their national funds invested in the U.S. government, Chinese officials are interested to see how legislation and government policies within the nation will bolster U.S. creditworthiness. The author discusses a meeting between U.S. Office of Management and Budget director Peter Orszag and Chinese bureaucrats that focused on the progression of health care reform.

Addresses the role of the press in both countries--China and the United States--regarding the aircraft collision between a U.S. reconnaissance plane and a Chinese fighter jet. Role of the media in expressing the so-called public anger from both sides; How the Chinese press did not cover American explanations of the collision for four days after it occurred; Allegation that the Chinese government lied to its people about what really happened.

Addresses the history of conservative hostility toward China displayed by the United States, in the wake of the aircraft accident over Hainan Island, China involving a U.S. spy plane and a Chinese fighter jet. Development of the Heritage Foundation, which was adamantly opposed to Communist China; History of the foundation; Speculation on why the Heritage's policy on China has softened; View that conservatism is in danger of becoming simply a means through which business protects its financial interests.

Discusses religious revivalism in China as of 1999. Focus on religious observance in China before and after the Communist revolution of 1949; Growth of Christian communities as of 1949; Information on Buddhism and devotional sects like Tranquil Earth and Falun Gong; Extent of participation in an April 1999 demonstration by Falun Gong adherents in Beijing; Report on government policies related to religious revivalism; Role of the country's economic boom in the rise in spiritualism; Condition of Jewish population in China; Focus on Christian communities mushrooming across China; Report that there are more than 100 million Buddhists in China; Rise in spiritualism due to economic boom; Attitude of Chinese government towards Christianity.

Presents a letter to the editor correcting the journal's statement that the sender's analysis promoting a cautious resumption of U.S.-China military ties advocates the transfer of military technology. UNITED STATES

Focuses on the political and social aspects related to China and influence of politician Mao Tse-tung in the country. Brief description about situation of schools in the country; Attitude of Chinese officials towards international economic relations; Views of Chinese officials for an independent and stable government in Laos; Discussion about Chinese politics after the death of Mao and role of China in international scenario; Views of army officials in China about the United States and the Soviet Union; Effect of fall of Teng Hsiao-ping and rise of Hua Kuo-feng on politics of the country; Need for debate on issues between Teng and Communists leaders in China; Views that as far as foreign policy is concerned China stands on a crossroad.

Presents an article about the dominance of former Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong in the Chinese political culture as of 1997. Percentage of Chinese respondents who consider Mao Zedong as their favorite leader; Preservation of his ideology in the village of Shaoshan in the Hunan province; Reluctance of the Chinese Communist Party to confront the great mistakes committed by Mao Zedong during the 1950s; Popularity of Maoist nationalism.

Presents an article about the role of the Chinese government in replacing the democratic reforms in Hong Kong with a provisional legislature which eliminates the sovereignty of the region as of 1997. Background of the legislature; Attachment of the Hong Kong business community to China; Effects of the provisional legislature on democracy in Honk Kong; Issues on the violation of the human rights of the citizens of Hong Kong.

The article discusses events related to U.S. politics. Special prosecutor Archibald Cox has requested information on wiretaps authorized by U.S. President Richard M. Nixon. U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger will visit Peking, China as Chinese relations with the Soviet Union deteriorate. Former representative Eugene McCarthy may run for Congress in 1974.

Discusses the 1945 Amerasia case, where people associated with the left-wing magazine "Amerasia" were arrested by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and charged with conspiring to pass secrets to a foreign power. Focus on the high-level conspiracy to fix the case; Possibility of involvement of Tommy Corcoran, a former presidential aide in fixing of the case; Collaboration between Chinese Nationalists and U.S. State Department official John Stewart Service and his supporters to prevent courtroom proceedings; Statement that the U.S.'s reestablishment of ties with China in 1972 marked complete vindication of Service; View of the conservatives that the grand jury's failure to indict Service was the result of political manipulation to protect communist sympathizers high in the government.

Focuses on the editor of the magazine "Time" Henry Luce. Opinion of the author about Luce when the author worked under him for the magazine; Views of Luce's about China; Criticism of the U.S. foreign policy by him in a letter written to U.S. Senator Arthur Vandenberg; Influence of Luce's wife Clare Boothe and magazine employee Whittaker Chambers on the overall thinking of Luce.

Focuses on foreign policies of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Speculation about his policy on the military budget; View that there is no way the Reagan administration can balance the budget, reduce taxes, and tackle inflation without putting a brake on the nuclear weapons race; Controversy over the MX missile; Information on the American security interest in access to the oil of the Persian Gulf; Plans of the Reagan team to turn Israel into an advance base of the American military power; Information on Reagan's policy with China, allies and Central America; View that just as coherent foreign policy for the U.S. is more than a spastic tremor of anti-communism, so national security is more than posturing, ultimatums, and nuclear megaliths.

Focuses on economic developments in the U.S. Role of banking business in economic prosperity of the U.S. Report on increasing bank dividends and extra dividends; Rise in small house-building; Information on U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's silver policy; Accumulation of silver by China to dump on the London market.

Presents information on the life and work of John Dewey, a philosopher and educator of the U.S. Views of Ralph Barton Perry, an philosopher and educator of the U.S., on the contributions of Dewey; Reference to the fact that education in the United States has been transformed by him; Mention of China, Turkey and Soviet Union as countries that recognized and followed Dewey's ideals; Portrayal of Dewey's weakness in absorbing the Freudian psychology.

Presents information on the Kuomintang concentration camps. Demands for the abolition of the concentration camps by the democratic forces of China; Comparison of the Kuomintang concentration camps with the Nazi concentration camps; Publication of the works of Kathe Kollwitz, German artist on the protest against the oppression of the people by fascists, whether German or Chinese.

The author describes his experience using social media and the Internet in China. He notes that although Internet access may be sporadic and unavailable to people in some cities, government offices in those cities don't suffer such shortcomings. It is hinted that censorship may be part of the problem. Particular attention is paid to circumstances in the town of Aba.

Reports developments related to world politics. Crisis in European affairs; Abandonment of the Embassy at Nanking on September 20, 1937 by U.S. ambassador Nelson T. Johnson; Protests of the order of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt by the Chinese regarding the restriction of the shipment to the Far East of arms, ammunition, and implements of warfare.

Presents an account of the socio-political situation in the world. Agreement signed between the Congress of Industrial Organizations and the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company, a subsidiary of the U.S. Steel; Announcement of a new policy of friendship with China by the Japanese Foreign Minister; Comment on features of the Pittman resolution; Recommendation to the U.S. to manufacture their own military supplies; Information regarding the social conditions of workers in the U.S.; View that the government program is to be enlarged when private industry lays people off and to be cut down when private industry hires them back; Statement that the British government is attempting to provide a gas mask for every inhabitant of the city of London, England; Acknowledgement that he Duke of Windsor has leased a home near Baltimore, Maryland; Conclusion of the election of the London County Council held on March 4; Adoption of a law abolishing compulsory military training in state-supported educational institutions by North Dakota; Details on the effect of the medicine, dinitrophenol; Sponsorship of an eight-point legislative program by the Non-Partisan League; Description of execution done by Francisco Franco, Dictator of Spain; Reference to laws regarding cruelty on animals and child labor.

Presents news briefs, related to socio-political developments of several nations. Prohibition of sanctions against Italy, until League Council meets on January 20; Declaration of Germany that there would be no air pact between Germany and Great Britain until Germany's lost colonies were restored and the responsibility-for-the-war clause eliminated from the Versailles Treaty; Demonstration of high-school and college students denouncing Japanese aggression and calling upon the central government for active resistance continued throughout China; Significance of the January first, for several political decisions in the U.S.; Plans of the organization National Peace Conference to continue the present embargo on actual arms and munitions to all belligerents; Comments made by journalist William Randolph Hearst, on the link of communists with kidnapping; Resignation of James G. McDonald as League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from Germany; Method used by France to dissolve armed fascist leagues within the framework of democracy; Amendments for :he confiscation of collective as well as individual armaments in France; Efforts of District Central Labor Union of Columbia to fight against reenactment of the teachers' oath law; Employment status of women graduates from the Purdue University.

Comments on political and socioeconomic issues worldwide. Recovery of the U.S. from depression depicted in the index of industrial production; Testimony given by American Federation of Labor president William Green before the congressional committee about the federal system of unemployment insurance; Aim of the diplomatic conversations in China between Japanese and Chinese officials to give concrete expression to the alleged new "friendly policy" of Japan; Mortality among magazines devoted to the serious discussion of public affairs during the depression.

Focuses on the implications of the end of Vietnam War for the U.S., China and Japan. Reasons for the opposition of China to the meeting in Paris, France for the negotiations regarding the Vietnam War; Agreement of the U.S. to conduct negotiations within Hanoi's terms; Plans of elimination of all foreign military bases in Vietnam; Recognition of the National liberation Front (NLF) as the sole genuine representative government of the South Vietnamese; Goal of the U.S. to secure North Vietnam's recognition of the existence of a separate South Vietnam state; Aims of the U.S. and the NLF of Hanoi, Vietnam for the settlement negotiations; Impact of the loss of the U.S. military control over Vietnam on the Japanese-American alliance; Impact of the settlement on foreign policies of the U.S., China and Japan.

Examines past relations between China and Vietnam with a view to answering the question of whether North Vietnamese leaders would accept Chinese volunteers if and when the United States invaded North Vietnam. First appearance of the Viet in central Yangtze River Valley; Emergence of Vietnam as an independent state; Chinese invasions; French domination; Military intervention by China; Literary war between China and Vietnam; Opposition of Vietnamese to all foreign occupation; Their ability to absorb cultures and make their own.

Highlights the development of an anti-Chinese anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system in the U.S. in October 1967. Speculations on the motives of the U.S. in developing the anti-Chinese ABM system; Issue pointed out by Defense Secretary Robert McNamara; Domestic factors which influenced the decision to develop the ABM system.

The article offers news briefs concerning issues related to U.S. and world politics. Pennsylvania Senator Joseph Clark has reportedly asked the U.S. Congress to put its mind to the question of why the U.S. should spend $5 billion on a "limited" missile defense system against China. An article comments on Democratic Senator Carl Hayden using some of his political clout to pass his Central Arizona Project.

Offers a look at the academic study published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace entitled "Apartheid and United Nations Collective Measures: An Analysis," which maps out a United Nations invasion of South Africa. Summary of the academic study; View that the Carnegie plan clearly justifies the use of United Nations troops to invade the Soviet Union and Red China; Information on the prospectus of the American-African Affairs Association.

This article offers news briefs for the week of November 27, 1965. Particular focus is given to the foreign policy and relations of communist China and U.S. doctrine that the war in Vietnam is ultimately a demonstration against communism in China. The article also discusses international relations between Rhodesia and Zambia. Further article topics include the political career of Harry Byrd, Jr.

Deals with the inevitable consequences of the policies of statesmen and with emphasis on the sending of U.S. soldiers to the Asian mainland to fight China. Reason for the involvement of the U.S. in Vietnam; Differences between a totalitarian and a democratic society; Curse of foreign policy of the U.S. since the end of the Second World War that has become the victim of its own successes; Status of policy in Vietnam in 1965 and some views on the extension of the war into North Vietnam.

Presents an interview with Mao Tse-tung, chairman of the Communist Party of China, about the political condition in China in 1965. Assertion of Mao that China has no troops outside its own frontiers and has no intention of fighting anybody unless its own territory is attacked; Views on whether Viet Cong forces can win victory by their own efforts alone; Reaction to anti-feudal and anti-capitalist sentiments combined with opposition to imperialism and neo-colonialism.

Analyzes the political, economic and social conditions of the People's Republic of China as of March 1963. Characterization of the Chinese people; Positive results yielded by the policy of rehabilitating the system of agricultural operations so as to conform more closely to the requirements of rural living in China; Problem of unemployment facing the country; Improvement in the living conditions of the Chinese people; Struggle faced within the Communist Party.

Claims that China's economic capability can not support a prolonged war with India. Suggestion that economic limitations would not be able to sustain Chinese military power; Impact of stagnation in agriculture on the food supply and supply of industrial raw materials; Statement that industrial development in China was unusually rapid from 1949 to 1959; Comparison of China's 1949-1959 economy with the Soviet Union of 1928-1937; Industrial growth of China and India from 1952 to 1957.

Presents a description of China and Chinese civilization. Description of the town of Canton; Difficulty in remembering Chinese names; Information on difficulties in commuting from one place to another in China; Information on Soochow, a small city on the Yangtze river; Recognition of the fact that there is a great amount of illiteracy in China because of the fact that Chinese language is extremely difficult to learn; Comment on the ingenious ability of Chinese workmen; Notion of China being a tolerant and easy-going nation.

Argues that the United States is at a parting of the ways with regard to its policy in and toward China. Concern in the global arena that America is soon to be an active source of danger in the Far East; American business interests' complaint that the government does not give to American traders abroad the same support that the nationals of other states receive; Danger that the United States' Asiatic relations will be sacrificed to the country's financial interest in Europe.

This article discusses news including the win of the United States Navy over the Japanese main fleet, the recall of General Joe Stilwell as Chief of Staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in China, and the decline of China's ability to resist the Japanese, which fades the vision of China becoming a base for the armed forces of other United Nations.