Speech at the Opening Ceremony of the
Industrial Exhibition in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region[1]

(April 29, 1939)

What is the work of the whole nation now? It is to fight Japan and build a new China, hence it is called "Resistance War and National Reconstruction." To overthrow Japanese imperialism, there must be new construction in all aspects—political, military, economic, and cultural. The political construction, military construction, economic construction, and cultural construction in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region have all been carried out very well. In this industrial exhibition, there are heavy industries and light industries, large industries and small industries. To achieve such results under the difficult conditions of the Border Region is of great significance.

[1] This is part of Mao Zedong's speech at the opening ceremony of the Industrial Exhibition in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region.