Despite the growing interest in Chinese studies in this country, little,
if any, attention has been paid to the study of Communist China’s view of
international law. Some persons may feel that Communist China, as a
Socialist country, cannot do other than to adhere to the Soviet concept of
international law or that of Socialist countries in general. There may be
some truth in this view, but it does not disclose the whole picture.
Communist China does accept many principles of international law proclaimed
or applied by the Soviet Union or by Soviet jurists, but in view of the
growing differences of views between the two countries in handling many
international problems and in conducting the international Communist
movement, it is reasonable to infer that Communist China may have developed
different views toward international law in some aspects. In this
connection, it may be noted tha Wu Tê-feng, a prominent jurist in Communist
China and President of the China Political Science and Law Association, not
long ago severely criticized the Soviet concept of international law in a
report delivered on October 8, 1964, to the general meeting of the
Association.
