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1419218250Number 2411. February 141955. 2 photographic illustrations 53.5 x 38cm text in traditional Chinese characters. Browning a few washi repairs good condition. This edition of the People's Daily celebrates the 5th anniversary of the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship Alliance and Mutual Assistance signed in 1950 with congratulatory messages the text of speeches on cooperation details of USSR's assistance to China and explanations about why China had been lagging behind industrially and economically. Although privately less than happy with some aspects of the treaty China had to appear enthusiastic in the public arena. The talking-up of China's relationship with the USSR would have been seen as essential at this time; just a month prior the US had signed a Mutual Defense Treaty with the Republic of China and drawn up the 'Formosa Resolution' authorising the use of US forces to defend Taiwan. <br> <br>The front page features a wide-angle photographic illustration of the celebration of the Fifth Anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Soviet Treat of Friendship Alliance and Mutual Assistance; in the front row L to R are Chen Shutong Dong Biwu Shen Junru Lin Boqu Liu Shaoqi Song Qinlin Guo Moruo Luo Maijin Russian Delegate Zhou Enali Li Jishen Wu Yuzhang Peng Zhen and Huang Yanpei. Includes the text of a speech by Song Qingling. . unknown