Claim: A number of foreign scholars have been granted access to Chinese archives published in 1983, public and research libraries faced space and service problems in 1987 and it was clear that they would not be quickly resolved.
Evidence: In 1987 public and research libraries still faced serious space, management, and service problems. Even with the special efforts being made to solve these problems, it was clear that they would not be quickly resolved. A number of foreign scholars have been granted access to these archives. On the basis of the General Rules for Archives published in 1983, historical archives were being expanded at the provincial and county levels.