COMMUNIST REGIME IN CHINA

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25924, 3 October 1949, Page 7

COMMUNIST REGIME IN CHINA

Peiping Administration Set Up

(N.Z. Press Association —Copyright)

(Rec. 8 p.m.) HONG KONG, October 1. Mr Mao Tse-tung, leader of the Communist Party in China, was to-day unanimously elected chairman of the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China, reports the Peiping radio.

Mrs Sun Yat-sen, widow of the founder of the Chinese Republic, and General Chu Teh, commander-in-chief of the Communist armies, were two of the six vice-chairmen elected to the council of the Central People’s Government. Fifty-six other members were elected to the council, which will have the power of exercising the State authority of the People’s Republic of China.

One hundred and eight|y members were unanimously elected to the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Consultative Council. The council was formed to direct the work of the “Chinese People’s Democratic Front” and will make proposals to the People’s Government on vital State affairs.

The foreign affairs expert. General Chou En-lai, was appointed Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. The chairman of the People’s Revolutionary Military Council will be Mr Mao. The new Government has notified the Governments of all countries that “it is the sole legal Government representing all the people of the People’s Republic of China. It declares its willingness to establish diplomatic relations with any foreign government which will observe the principles of equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect of territorial integrity and sovereignty.” The ‘‘Great Charter of the Chinese People” includes the following points: Economic.—The economic construction of the People's Republic of China is to attain a goal of developing production and achieving a prosperous economy, by considering both public and private interests and benefits to both labour and capital. Trade.—All legitimate public and private trading will be protected. The control of foreign trade will be enforced and a policy of protecting trade will be followed. Finance.—All financial enterprises will be strictly controlled by the State and the circulation of foreign currencies within the country forbidden. The taxation policy of the new State will be based on a principle insuring supply for the ‘‘revolutionary war" and the purposes of rehabilitation, the de-

velopment of production and the needs of national construction. Nationalities.— All nationalities within the boundaries of the People’s Republic will be defined as ‘‘equal.” the aim being the creation of “a big family of fraternity and the co-opera-tion of all nationalities.”