POLITICAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600220632-6
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• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 28, 2011
• Sequence Number: 632
• Publication Date: April 28, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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Political
Daily newspaper
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WAR we PEACE FACTIONS AND IVIIJTARY idVALRY
WORRY MAO TER-TWIG
Inquiry among persons who have come frog "liberated areas" reveals that
within the Chinese Communist Party there are two factions, one for war and
one for peace, each with a measure of strength. Between then there is fierce
conflict.
It is said that in the central plains the war faction is led by Ch'en I
and Liu Po-oh'eng. Their soldiers have gained experience during 3 years of
persistent fighting.' Several victories lest year in Shantin and Ronan have
greatly pleased Chen and I4u, who think that they have ever-viotorious
armies; so they are arrogant and despise the government troops south of the
Chang Chiang (Yangtze). It is reported that the one-eyed dragon, Liu Po-
oh'ong, publicly said to his subordinates, "Peace or no peace, we are going
to fight across the river." Between Ch'sn and Liu there is fierce antagonism
and actual recrimination, They scatter leaflets and s1,%*ns, each accusing
the other of being Tmrevolutiomary, of having ponr ailitary discipline.
People in Coaaisaist areas have often noticed this.
But an the question of "var." they are of one mind, They are obsessed
with ailita, strength, belidving that it can at once sdtt.e the affairs of
the natio?. Here is a hidden obstacle to peace; for though the Inner councils
of the oCF want peace, it is quite a question whether these military leaders
wiil follow orders; and how much more this is the case with their troops right
an the river bank.
It is said that Lia Piao also is a war advocate. The Bsin-hua radio in
Pei-p'ing ounce quoted Lin Piao as saying, "Peace does not count the Chang
Chiang as a bon dary."
Thmmlthree are the chief men in the war faction; but .there are also the
the armW column leaders who are very eager for war. Every time they brier
their subordinates they speak bf fighting south of :the river.
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in the CO are older mew who participated' in the "long March." The large 1'i
majority.of these men a..ioca*e peace. They have spent 20 years in struggle;,
they are tired, in bs#y en& mind. Out of the experience of these years of wsxr-
fare they well know that 'neither the CCP yor.the Z can thoroughly destroy
the other by military might, and that an early peace in better than continuous
warfare. It is said that Chou En-lai and others feel this way.
or ranks In the CCP mostly favor peace.. They
Again, the middle and low
have personally rxberietaoed:the sufferings; of war,, and they know that war is
hopeless. Nov they enter fairly decent cities where they experience the
natural craving for security of life and a few t" Pal enjoyments. Eapeoially
after entering Peilp?ing, T1ien-:hang, and Chi-nad'did the material oiviliza-
tion of these big cities daasle these Communist ruetios2 They did not want
to fight; they just gloated~dver the things before their eyes which were now
theirs.
'These two factions are quite opposed to each other. Rio The-tong is
worried that untgns they cease tc fight his party will deteriorate. And if
they fight, the future is vary uncertain. When will there be an sad? More-
over there are many changes in the international situation. Is it good for
the Communist Party for fighting to continue? That is a big question.
The international faction which centers axoun4 Li Li-san hopes that the
COP within the Cent Yall'will 2eep on fighting south of the river. If it
keeps on fighting down there;._he Communist troops in. the Northeast will have
to be sent south of the Great'.W411, in which case, the international faction
can completely control the nine provinces of the Northeast.
Again, after the vosilunists seized several of the large cities, they
were at a loss as to how to deal with the economy. Inflation, runaway prices,
scarcity of ooioodities, all these problems gave them many a headache, and
made them think of possible ways to peace.
The aajority of people under Communist control hope for a return of
Nationalist armies, but this hope has now largely become a mirage. Now they
yield a little and hope for an oquitable peace, one that will allow them life
with a little freedom.
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