White flag in hand, a 28-year-old Chinese officer crossed into the allied lines one day last week, just bursting with talk. Lieutenant Fan Wei-ning cheerfully gave out vital facts on the officers and men in his division—their ages, their equipment, their battle plans. Then he asked for a map of the village where his division was based, and eagerly pinpointed supply dumps, command posts and gun positions.
Since the few Chinese officers captured by U.N. forces in Korea have generally been closemouthed, U.N. interrogation officers wanted to know why Fan was being so talkative. Fan was glad to explain. Last May,...
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