CHINA LETTER (CNLTB)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00792R000200380001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 22, 1991
• Content Type: IR

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CHINA LETTER (CNL?TB), 90, NR ~15, 3-5
LES REPUBLIC CF CHINA (CH); UNITED STATES (US)
IORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (05); GUIDED MISSILE
TECHNOLOGY (16)
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NONE (XX)
FEW OF CHINA'S SCIENTISTS ARE BETTER. KNOWN INTERNATIONALLY THAN QIAN
XUESEN, A FORMER U.S. AIR FORCE OFFICER WHO IS GIVEN THE MOST CRE.'~'I'
FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA?S NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND MISSILE DELIV~^Y
PROGRAMS. SO, WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT HIS COUNTRY'S PLANS AND PROGR~--:~
IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IT IS WORTH LISTENING TO WHAT HE E?AS ~~~
SAY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE HAD TO SAY RECENTLY CONCERNS IT~E
SHIFT OF EMPHASIS FROM DEFENSE RELATED RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT ~'~
TECHNOLOG`~ FOR THE CIVILIAN COMMERCIAL SECTOR. HE SAYS THERE ARE
TOW KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING METHODS USED FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEFENSE RELATED TECHNOLOGY, UNIFIED LEADERSHIP
AND SPECIFIC PROJECT ORGANIZATION. HE DiSi:"'SSES 'n1HAT HE DESCRIBES
AS 'PHE THREE STEP STRATEGY FOR CHINA'S ECONUMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE
NEED FOR A NEW SYSTEM TO CARRY OUT THIS STRATEGY AND COPE WITH THE
RAPID AND DRAMATIC SOCIAL ,AND POLITICAL CHANGES THAT ARE TAKING
SHAPE IN CHINA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD. THE FIRST STEP IS TO
DOUBLE THE 1980 GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT (GNP) TO PROVIDE FOOD AND
CLOTHING TO THE PEOPLE. THIS HAS ESSENTIALLY BEEN REALIZED. THE
NEXT STEP IS TO MAKE PEOPLE LIVE COMFORTABLY BY THE END OF THIS
CENTURY. THE THIRD STEP IS TO HAVE OUR GNP REACH THE LEVEL OF THE
AVERAGE DEVELOPED COUNTRY BY THE MIDDLE OF THE NEXT CENTURY.
PERSON: QIAN, XUESEN
PERS CTY: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (CH)
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Approved For Release 2000/08/10: CIA-RDP96-007928000200380001-4