Greetings to Beijing Review on the Occasion of Its 60th Anniversary

Congratulations to Beijing Review on its 60 years of service in informing the English-language public (and others) on developments in the People’s Republic of China. It is always a pleasant surprise when the weekly copy of the magazine arrives in my mailbox. Although I now follow events in China quite closely, the Beijing Review articles always provide a great deal of enlightenment and depth on subjects that have already captured my attention through the media, or subjects of which I was totally unaware until a Beijing Review article brought them to my attention. But even as a cub reporter many years ago during the 1970s, when my attention was not so much on China, but on Europe or on the then Soviet Union, I would always refer to Beijing Review to keep somewhat abreast of what was happening in China. And, of course, once upon a time, Beijing Review was the ONLY source for competent news from China in a Western media atmosphere that was then totally dominated by the McCarthyite anti-China lobby. You have done yeoman’s service for your nation and the world, and I’m looking forward to many more years of reading your wonderful articles. 

William Jones 

Washington Bureau Chief 

Executive Intelligence Review News Service