The Chinese Are Coming

When President Nixon named the first U.S. representative to Communist China three weeks ago, he underlined the importance of the post by enticing out of retirement one of the country's most distinguished diplomats, David K..E. Bruce. Last week the Chinese government reciprocated. As its first envoy to Washington, Peking chose a close associate of Premier Chou En-lai who also ranks as a full member of the Communist Central Committee. He is Huang Chen, 64.

Born into a peasant family, he graduated from Hsinhua Fine Arts Academy in Shanghai, then commanded one of Mao Tse-tung's Red Army regiments. During the historic Long March in the mid-1930s, he wrote two plays for his comrades and produced a valued collection of sketches.

After serving as ambassador to Hungary and Indonesia, plus a tour as Deputy Foreign Minister, Huang became Peking's first Ambassador to France in 1964. As such, he became involved in Henry Kissinger's negotiations with Peking and impressed American diplomats. They also learned that he has yet another talent--cooking. His specialty: Peking duck.

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