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Approved For Release 200 Sih BPF;96-00792R000300330001-8 1 A LN734-85 / Speech by. Cotrads. Aid siadiiiGedbl’ At The Symposium To Commemorate The Fifth Annivetsary Of Research In Human _Paranormal.Capabilities. In China. (Beijing, March 11, 1984) ~ —_——— A MEMORABLE IMPORTANT DAY: / Today is a very important and very.memorable date, it is the anniversary of the first publication in the "Sichuan Daily" of Tang Yu's paranormal capability to distinguish Chinese characters with his ear. This is a very important event in modern China. From March 11, 1979 to today, it has been five years. A few days ago, I\saw.a’summary of the past five years written by Comrade Ho Qing-Nian. It is truly worth while recalling what has happened over the past five years. We have had many experiences, and have probably learned many lessons. These should be sutymed up in a careful manner. This is a very worthwhile thing to do, because this is a major event in mans understanding of the objective world. \ \ Recent at_a conference on new. logy revolution held by the National Defenge Sc: @ Industries Commisgjai j-poifited out this question. T-said. thie nay Ee a*sign “of the new “Gelence revelation to come. T dtd not state it this directly, I only said that the new science revolution:refers to systematic science, thought science, and human science. It seems that the first two are acceptable to most people, but when I spoke of human science, during the dis- | cussion, someone disagreed. When the conference was ending, Comrade Zhang Zhen- Huan_elab for a while. He gave an explanation to those comrades or themselves and so did not understand the truth of the matter. He also gave a counterattack against those people who are always confounding right and wrong and who criticize without good reason. Therefore, — we can see from these examples that ours is not going to be an easy task. Human science is not comprised of paranormal capabilities alone. It_also includes Chinese medicine, and Qigong (translater's note: Qigong is a system of breathin: exercises and breath control which is believed to be a source of energy, physical and/or psychic.) These are very difficult to research, and are difficult for | Wiost people to accept. Therefore, at the Conference on Qigong at Qinghua : University after the spring festival this year I stated that we were facing a struggle in the defense of dialectical materialism. Comrade Yu Guang-Yuan stated on the basis of rational reasoning, he could make the judgment that we were wrong. How is this possible? This is contrary to Marxism-Leninism. It is contrary to dialectical materialism. At first I did not see the question this way, but later I came to understand that it was this kind of question - it is, of course, a question on the ideological front. It is different opinions on what is understood. It is a difference in understanding. Really, it is a ques- tion of whether we want’ dialectical materialism or do we want mechanical . “qaterialism idealistic materialism. Since it is such a major question, do not entertain any hopes that we will meet with easy success. This will be a very -3- Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000300330001-8