Japanese Socialist party announced June 23 that it is opening. a nationwide drive for recognition of the People's Republic of China. According to the June 24 New York Times this will include: . (1) a drive for 30, 000, 000 signatures on petitions demanding recognition of :Peking; (2) pressure on local government assemblies to. adopt resolutions along the same line;- (4) large- scale teach-ins to bring out the facts; (4) continual demands on the government for permission to admit Chinese Communist youth and women's groups on goodwill missions.
In. accordance with foreign policy laid down by Washington, Tokyo has maintained recognition of the Chiang Kai-shek regime on Taiwan and refused to acknowledge the existence of the government put into power in 1949 by the revolution. Trade with China has, however, been growing in recent years.
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