CCP REVIVES CHANGCHUN INDUSTRY; EAST CHINA REPORTS INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS

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• Document Release Date: August 16, 2011
• Sequence Number: 84
• Publication Date: August 25, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CCP REVIVES CHANGCHUN INDUSTRY;
EAST CHINA ORT3 STRIAL PROGRESS
REPORTS CHANGCHUN RECOVERY -- Hong Kong Wen-hui Pao, 26 - 27 Jul 50
.The Northeast Scientific Institute suffered much daaage during the KMT
occupation of Changchun and many of the instruments and other facilities were
lost. After the liberation, reconstruction and rehabilitation were begun.
Many of the instruments and charts were recovered frcm among the people and
the former staff of researchers was called back.
The recovery process is still progressing, but work has already been be-
gun in the fields of organic and inorganic chemistry, biology, metallurgy,
mechanics, construction, electrical machinery, and physics. There is also a
testing laboratory and a geological prospecting section. There is a staff of
about 1,000 persons. Some of these are former workers of the Dairen-Port Ar-
thur Scientific Institute and the others have been assembled from all parts
of the country since the liberation.
Some of the projects under study at present are in the fields of syn-
thetic rubber, paper pulp, internal-combustion engines, cement, vacuum tubes,
and photographic materials. Special attention is being paid to study of raw
materials indigenous to the Northeast.
About 1,200 persons are presently eml:loyed in the Northeast Motion-
Picture Studios, China's largest motion picture industry.
During the Manchuko regime, before the beginning of the Pacific war,
about 6,000 industrial and commercial firms flourished in Changchun. After
Pearl Harbor, the Japanese amalgamated many of the industrial plants and cur-
tailed the commercial firms in the interests of the4r war effort. After the
Soviet troops occupied Changchun, free enterprise again prevailed and the num-
ber of businesses reached 7,000. After the KMT troops took over in June 1946,
business in Changchun suffered oppression and gradual dissolution,'aE the KMT
authorities carried off even the window frames and doors of their places for
fuel. The number of places in operation by the time of the liberation in late
1913 had been reduced to 10 percent of their former number.
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In the 2 months of November and December 1948e thnumber e numbTraofebusi.n000 sAt
active in Changchun reached 8,000; by May 1949)
present there are 13,000. The government has been actively aidilines
of business that contribute to useful production by loans and guidance.
has been pointed out to manufacturers that their big market will be found in
the agri units tocultural theoruralepopulation's and they vneedsnandcpurchasing power. research
PUBLICLY OPERATED ENTERPRISES PROSPER -- Hong Kong Hsing-tao Jih-pao,
29 Jul 50
Shanghai -- The statistics presented at the second plenary session oftthe
Military and Administrative Committee of East Chilia reveal striking p grfS
on the part of publicly operated enterprises during the first 5 months of 1950.
There are 472 public treasury units, 14 million
nhmembers ofscooperatives, cityen
tax collections have reached 88.9 percent
an increase of 66 2/3 percent in the value of products of publicly operated
industries.
The adjustment of relations between publicly and privately operated enter-
prises is considered very important to the conquering of present difficulties.
To this end, public enterprises in East China have been farming out processing
projects to private industry in great quantities. Textile industries have re-
ceived very large orders for processing both yarn and cloth. The private steel
industry has received two-thirds of the orders placed by public agencies. Elec-
trical industries have received contracts from public agencies amounting to 12
prGeneral oducts ofMerchandise
million catties of rice. veeboEast ughtChina
industriesotoathe
the Trade Trust t Company have
value of 186 billion yuan during April and May.
Value of production in publicly operated enterprises has shown a gain of
65 percent during the first 5 months of the year. Cooperatives above the ch'u
level have increased from 831 to over 1,000 rind those directtly 11,780 thus
the peasants below the ch'u level have increased from 8,095 ,7n0
this year.
In his report to the committee, the chairman urged the necessity of pro-
duction in accordance with the market and the avoidance, especially on the part
of private industry, of unplanned production. He admitted that many of the
working cadres are still imbued with the poison of feudalistic ideas and urged
their speedy re-education in order to eLahle them to follow democratic practices
among the people and thus increase the cordiality of relations between the gov-
ernment and the people.'
RF"ORT GOODS OF INFERIOR QUALITY Hong Kong Hsing-tao Jih-pao, 28 Jul 50
Hong Kong, 27 July (AP) -- Reports culled from Communist newspapers over
period of time indicate that thrcagh lack of ability among industrial execu-
tives and carelessness on the part of workers much of the production of fac-
tories in Communist China is defective and results in great waste.
Instances cited are as follows:
1. North China electrical power plants were able to produce only to 28.4
percent of capacity; consequently, many industries dependent on them for power
are in great difficulties.
2. Last year in 31 publicly operated industrial plants in Tsitsihar~inp
the Northeast 27,400,000,000 Northeast yuan worth of labor and ~tcrla_s
wasted through inefficient management.
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3. Bicycles manufactured throughout the country are very inferior in
durability.
4. Six thousand tons of cement manufactured ;.n the state-operated ce-
ment works in Toinan, Shantung, were below standard and had to be returned.
5. The steel strips produced by the Anshan steel works show a wide
variation in thickness.
6. Trackless trolleys manufactured by the Northwest Highway Bureau
proved useless, resulting in great waste of treasury funds.
7. Over 6,800 cases of explosions and sabotage have occurred during
the past year in the Northeast, North China, East China, and Central-South
China.
8. Great quantities of tools and machinery manufactured in Port Arthur
and Dairen have proved unusable and have been returned.
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