After a quarter-century of conspiracy and struggle, the great day came at last for China's Red conquerors. In Peiping's crumbling Imperial Palace, under the golden tiles of bygone Mings and Chings, the Communists last week proclaimed their new dynasty. Cried Party Chairman Mao Tse-tung:
"We have a feeling in common that our work will be written down in the history of mankind. It will say: the Chinese, forming one-quarter of humanity, have risen . . . We announce the establishment of the People's Republic of China . . . We must unite with all countries and peoples loving peace and...
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