"The first aim of this article is to study the interdependence between the basic themes of the propaganda put out by the "People's Daily" (Communist China) at national level (within the country itself) and at international level (outside the country) — It next attempts to determine the functional nature of this propaganda (studied by the author from the viewpoint of anti- Americanism) — The "People's Daily", an organ of the Communist Party, gives a valuable indication of the policies of the Peking régime and its view of the world — The need for such propaganda is explained by the fact that it contributes greatly to the development of the actual ideology — Within the country it is an instrument of social control, outside the country it encourages the development of a far-reaching strategy which would finally guarantee an ideological "leadership" of both the communist bloc and the nationalist countries of the revolutionary camp." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 723, topic code 110.5)