COMMUNIST CHINA Part 2

Description

POLITICAL STATEMENT: Paul H. Kreisberg, of the State Department's Office of Asian Communist Affairs, briefs three high school social studies teachers of Fairfax, Virginia on China. He discusses government officials, President Lui Shao-chi, Premier Chou En-lai, and Chairman Mao Tse-tung; the "Great Leap Forward," Maoist's attempt to accelerate China's economic development (1958-62); agricultural, industrial, and technological goals from 1948 to 1958; military improvement and social reform; and foreign policy toward other Asian nations, and the U.S. The briefing is followed by questions and answers. No pictures of the events or personalities discussed.

Collection

General Records of the Department of State

Series

Moving Images Relating to U.S. Foreign Policy and Foreign Relations