The following is an abridged transcript of an afternoon discussion of 9 May 1979 at the central building of the People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries in Beijing. Wu Daying is presently deputy director of the Institute of Law, Academy of Social Sciences, while Zhang Zhonglin, also a member of the Institute, is a prominent legal theorist, who has had a high profile in his dealings with western jurists. Miss Gao Jian and Mrs Lu Wanru acted as interpreters. The Chinese principals answered the questions of various members of the Prairie Canada-China Friendship Associations, who are, herein, referred to by their surnames.