Indonesians Laud CPR Construction Gains (FBIS, 28 Oct 1958)

=== [PDF page 1] === INDONESIANS LAUD CPR CONSTRUCTION GAINS Peking, NCNA, in English Morse to Pyongyang, Oct. 28, 1953, 2140 GMT--B Text ) Jakarta, Oct. 28--The Indonesian political personages who recently returned from a visit to China unanimously praised Chinese achicvements in peaccful construction. Telling the press here about his impressions, M.P. Anwar Tjokroaminoto, chairman of the ecntral committce of the Indonesian Islamic Union Party, said that all the Chinese people were icaping forward. All methods. available for construction, from the most up-to-date to the most simplic, were being utilized. The smiclting of iron by the whole people was an cxample, he said. He also praised China for its incrcase in grain output. The Indonesians carricd back a dcep and good impression of people's. communes in China. Tjokroaminoto said that the establishment of peopic's communes was a condition for the present great comprehensive leap forward in China. Hc said that judging from what he had seen, "it can be said definitely that the Chinese pcople fully support this system." Mme. Kartowijono, secretary general of the Women's Union of the Indoncsian Republic (Perwari) hailed the labor cnthusiasm of members of the people's communcs and the abundant food and clothing and excellent measures “or education and welfarc. She said that the carrying out of the policy of combining cducation with labor had achieved marked results in China. === [PDF page 2] === Anwar Tjosroaminoto expressed supvort for the Chinese People's struggle to linerate Taiwan. He said thst ("we feel that Taiwan is a part of?) China, just as West Irian.is a part of Indonesia. Every state must be untfied. Therefore any plot to turu Taiwan or West Irian into another state is an sctivity designed to split the country concerned, in violation of the U.N. Charter.” Giving many facts, this Islamic leader added that "exxsensive freedom of religion is enjoyed in China." Pointing out the tremendous achievements in Chinese construction, Notchemiprodjo, head of the Indonesian National Council delegation to China, said that although the Indor.esian and Chinese social systems - were different, "I take pride in the flying progress made by the CPR wnich is aiso an Asian country." This council representa sive of the industrial“ and commercial circles felt that trade relations between Indonesia and China should be ssrengthened. "Chinese exports are cheap as well as abundant." He added that Indonesia needed these goods,” Therefore, I propose to do business with the CPR," ne said, This was in accord with Indonesia's independent foreign policy, he continued. He added that he feit it was quite possible that the Chir-:se people would fulfill their target of 10.7 million tons of steel this;,ear. Prof, Abdul Rachman spdke at length on China's health achievements, He pointed out that the health movement in China had reached every corner of the country. Medicine in Chine was also developing every day. Cooperation between doctors who practiced traditional Chinese medicin and western style doctors had produced great avhievements, he said. Ackmadi, another member of the Indonesian National Council, said that it was worthwhile for Indonesia to study Chinese industrial ana agricultural methods. He said that "vhe Chinese people are working hard to build up their own country. They truly cherish world peace." He felt that the reason why China had achieved such tremendous results was because al] Chinese people believed that a communist society could be built in China and because there was excellent leadership. The leaders and people worked together, he stated.