
People's China was a fortnightly magazine published in
Beijing by Foreign Languages Press beginning in January 1950. It
appeared on the 1st and 16th of each month and was published in English, Russian,
Japanese, Chinese, French and Indonesian. The English language edition
continued at least through 1957. We thank massline.org for first placing these magazines on the internet.
Index of Available Volumes and Articles
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1950 – Volumes
1-2
Vol. II, #11 — December 1, 1950:
Issue in Searchable PDF format, 32 pages. (This is a
black-and-white reproduction by the U.S. CIA.) [4,031 KB]
Supplement: “China’s Statement to the U.N. on the Illegal Macarthur Report”, 15 pages.
Searchable PDF format [1,496 KB]
Vol. II, #12 — December 16, 1950:
Issue in Searchable PDF format, 32 pages. (This is a
black-and-white reproduction by the U.S. CIA.) [4,031 KB]
Supplement: “The Speeches of China’s Representative at the U.N Security Council”, “Chou En-lai’s Statement on the
Peace Treaty with Japan”, and Index for Volume 2 (second half of 1950), 20 pages.
Searchable PDF format [2,143 KB]
1951 – Volumes
3-4
Vol. IV, #1 — July 1, 1951: Special Issue on the 30th Anniversary of the Communist Party of China
Issue in Searchable PDF format, 48 pages. [7,825 KB]
Vol. IV, #12 — December 16, 1951:
Issue in Searchable PDF format, 32 pages. (Better copy.) [6,080 KB]
[Includes index for volume IV (second half of 1951).]
1952 – Volume 3
#8 — April 16, 1952:
Issue in Searchable PDF format, 32 pages. (Better copy.) [5,592 KB]
Issue in WinDjView (djvu) format, 31 pages. [13,055 KB]
Supplement: “Statements and Reports on the American Crime of Waging Bacteriological Warfare in China and Korea”,
Searchable PDF format, 16 pages. (Better copy.) [2,834 KB]
WinDjView (djvu) format, 15 pages. [5,473 KB]
#10 — May 16, 1952:
[Issue itself not yet available.]
Supplement: “Statements by Two American Air Force Officers, Kenneth Lloyd Enoch and John Quinn,
Admitting Their Participation in Germ Warfare in Korea and Other Documents”,
PDF format, 16 pages. [4,687 KB]
WinDjView (djvu) format, 16 pages. [5,954 KB]
1953 – Volume 4
#6 — March 16, 1953 — Memorial issue on the death of Stalin:
Note: This copy is missing pages 15-18. But it includes these two supplements:
• “New Facts on U.S. Germ Warfare in Korea and China” (16 pages)
• “The 1953 State Budget of the P.R.C.” (16 pages)
Entire issue in Searchable PDF format, 62 pages. [12,789 KB]
#9 — May 1, 1953:
[Issue itself not yet available.]
Cover:
JPG format [4,687 KB]
#20 — October 16, 1953:
Issue in Searchable PDF format, 40 pages. [4,187 KB]
Supplement: “Communique on National Economic, Cultural and Educational Rehabilitation and Development in 1952”, by the State
Statistical Bureau, 8 pages.
Searchable PDF format [1,045 KB]
#24 — December 16, 1953: Includes index for issues 13-24 in 1953.
Issue in Searchable PDF format, 40 pages. [3,876 KB]
Supplement 1: “Chou En-lai’s Statement on the Illegal U.N. Resolution on ‘Atrocities’ in Korea”, and “Kuo Mo-jo’s Interview on U.S.
‘Atrocities’ Slander”, 6 pages.
Searchable PDF format [462 KB]
Supplement 2: “The Sino-Korean Agreement on Economic and Cultural Co-operation and Other Documents”, 8 pages.
Searchable PDF format [599 KB]
1954
#15 — August 1, 1954:
Issue in Searchable PDF format, 40 pages. [3,830 KB]
Supplement: “The Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference on Indo-China” and “Foreign Minister Chou En-lai’s Statement
at the Final Session of the Geneva Conference”, 8 pages.
Searchable PDF format [432 KB]
1955
#9 — May 1, 1955:
Issue in Searchable PDF format, 42 pages. [5,366 KB]
Supplement 1: Resolutions and Appeal of the Conference of
Asian Countries, New Delhi, April 10, 1955, 8 pages. [PDF: 674 KB]
Supplement 2: Disaster Strikes the Tachens — The report
of a Red Cross investigation into crimes committed by Chiang Kai-shek’s troops during their
withdrawal from the Tachens and other islands, April 7, 1955, 20 pages. [PDF: 2,971 KB]
1956
#1 — January 1, 1956:
Issue in Searchable PDF format, 48 pages. [4,822 KB]
#2 — January 16, 1956:
Issue in Searchable PDF format, 48 pages. [3,397 KB]
Supplement: “Joint Statement of the Government of the PRC and the Government
of the German Democratic Republic”, Dec. 25, 1955, Searchable PDF format, 4 pages. [260 KB]
#3 — February 1, 1956:
Issue in Searchable PDF format, 44 pages. [3,397 KB]
Supplement 1: “Chinese Foreign Ministry Statement on Sino-American Talks”,
(January 18, 1956), Searchable PDF format, 4 pages. [261 KB]
Supplement 2: “Chinese Foreign Ministry Statement on Sino-American Talks”,
(January 24, 1956), Searchable PDF format, 4 pages. [177 KB]
#4 — February 16, 1956:
[Issue itself not yet available.]
Supplement: “Political Report by Chou Enlai at the Second Session of the Second
National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference”, Searchable PDF format, 16 pages. [1,316 KB]
1957: