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News from HSINHUA MEUS AGENCY
red cross society of china donates three million yuan for typhoon victims in hongkong
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peking, august 23 (hsinhua) -- the red cross society of china today sent a message to the hongkong and kowloon federation of trade unions and the chinese general chamber of commerce of hongkong by care of the hongkong branch of the british red cross society, saying that the people of the motherland are very much concerned about the compatriots in hongkong who were afflicted by typhoon. the red cross society of china has remitted via the bank of china a sum of three million yuan in cash to help them overcome the difficulties caused by the typhoon.
it requested the hongkong and kowloon fedeation of trade unions and the chinese general chamber of commerce of hongkong to distribute the donations to the afflicted compatriots and to convey solicitous regards to them on its behalf. end item
082312 chinese military friendship delegation lays
wreaths at two monuments of heroes in bucharest
bucharest, august 22 (nsinhua) -- the military friendship delegation of the people's republic of china with Li teh- sheng, alternate member of the political bureau of the central committee of the communist party of china and director of the general political department of the chinese people's liberation army, as its leader and tsao Li-huai, member of the c.p.c. central committee and deputy commander of the chinese p.l.a. air force, as its deputy Leader, in the company of colonel general ion coman, member of the central committee of the romanian communist party, vice-minister of armed forces and secretary of the nigher political council of armed forces, Laid wreaths here this afternoon at the monument of heroes of struggle for liberty of the people and homeland and socialism and at the monument of heroes of motherland.
silk ribbons attached to the two wreaths were inscribed respectively with the words in chinese "eternal glory to the heroes fallen in the struggle for the people's freedom and socialism exclamation" and "eternal glory to the martyrs fallen for the liberation of romania exclamation"
present on the occasion were generals and officers of all arms and services of the romanian armed forces as well as hundreds of people in the capital.
chinese ambassador to romania chang nai-feng was also present on the occasion. end item
TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1971 082315 albanian paper praises sino-albanian friendship
tirana, august 22 (hsinhua) -- "Luftetari" in an editorial today on the friendly visit to albania of the chinese military friendship delegation warmly praised the revolutionary friendship and militant unity between the two parties, peoples and armies of albania ́ and china.
the editorial said: "over the past week, our friends, comrades and companions-in-arms from the great people's china of mao tsetung -- the chinese military friendship delegation led by comrade li teh-sheng, alternate member
of the political bureau of the central committee of the communist party of china and director of the general political department of the chinese people's liberation army Lived among us. in these days, the fraternal and lasting militant friendship and steel-like solidarity and unity Linking our two parties, peoples and armies once again found a most powerful embodiment."
the editorial said that the comrades-in-arms brought
to the albanian people and army the ardent and revolutionary Love of the 700 million great chinese people and their heroic army and they also experienced among the albanian people and army the deep and boundless love and the warm, sincere friendship for the esteemed and bosom friends.
the editorial said: the friendship between our two parties, peoples and armies is a brilliant example of the unbreakable militant friendship of the proletariat. just as comrade enver noxha nas said: "the great fighting friendship which links our parties, peoples and countries has been forged in revolutionary storms and in the joint struggle against imperialism and modern revisionism. it is firm as steel and pure as crystal, because it is based on the invincible principles of marxism-leninism and proletarian internationalism," the closest friend of our people comrade mao tsetung has said that "china and albania are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers but our hearts are closely linked" and that "come what may, our two parties and our two peoples will always be united, will always fight together and be victorious together." the visit of the military friendship delegation of the great people's china has added a new stone to the rock-like foundation of this proletarian friendship between our two parties, peoples and armies. it has further strengthened the unbreakable militant unity and revolutionary friendship and is conducive to the exchange of experience. we have learned much from each other.
the editorial went on: "our people and people's army rejoice over and are inspired by the grand achievements scored by the chinese people on the road of building and defending socialism. it said: "the brilliant victory of the great proletarian cultural revolution led by comrade
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