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Word: tofu (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1953-1953
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...Certain comrades lack a practical spirit, do not take into account their resources and strength in drawing up plans, and proceed only from subjective aspirations." In a speech at Peking last week, Vice Chairman Chia Tofu of the government's Economic and Financial Committee confessed: "On the whole, our industrial foundations are very weak and our industrial technique backward." Sixty per cent of all Chinese industry is now state-owned, Chia boasted, but obviously the state is having a hard time finding managers who know their jobs. Chia announced a new set of production goals, but did not compare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Adventuristic Progress | 5/25/1953 | See Source »

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