China Continues To Study Stalin

Press, Volume C, Issue 29680, 25 November 1961, Page 11

China Continues To Study Stalin

PEKING, November 24. Chinese Communist Forty officials and intellectuals have been instructed to study the works of Stalin and to post his picture prominently in local meeting halls, usually reliable sources said today. Peking art shops have brought out big portraits of the former Soviet leader, and are displaying them alongside those of Marx. Lenin and Mr Mao Tes-tang. President Liu Shao-cbi, and other Chinese leaders. Since the Stalin image was

t ct smashed at the recent Oanru munist Party congress in Moscow, his body has been removed from the mausoleum where it Jay in state with that of Lenin; Stalingrad lias been renamed Volgograd; snd other towns in Russia and East Germany bearing his name have also been renamed. Chinese officials were the only guests at a reception given last night by ilhe Albanian Ambassador, Mr Reiae Mallle, to mark 'the anniversary of the establishment of relatione between the two countries. j

Diplomata at other Communist countries were not invited—the result of a policy started earlier this month when the Chinese invited only Albanians to attend the celebrations of the founding of the Albanian Communist Party. Few outward signs of Ideological differences among Communist countries are evident in Peking at present, but the question remains the main subject ot conversation at diplomatic gatherings. Diplomata expect the situation to come to the surface next Wednesday when

Albania celebrate* her national day—the same day a* Jugoslavia. Last year, Mr Mao attended th* Albanian Ambassador's reception while only minor Chinese official* attended the Jugoslav fathering. Diplomat* see the recent increase in Chines* press attacks on the United State* policies in the Caribbean, Indo-Chlns and Korea a* evidence that China will continue to follow her own line of foreign policy, with maximum publicity, while reserving comment on ideological question* inside th* Coea' munist camp-