Letter to Wang Zhong
(January 10, 1943)
Comrade Wang Zhong,1
The materials you sent to me are very useful. They are about production by
small collectives and production by individuals. I still need “the production
summary for 1942 and the production plan for 1943” of the Work Committee of
the Central Committee for the Enemy-Occupied Areas in order to survey the
entire situation. Please notify the comrades concerned to prepare them and hand
them to me in about ten days. In writing this summary and plan, you should
include (1) production by all organizations, (2) production by small collectives,
and (3) production by individuals, with a focus, of course, on the production by
all organizations. Both achievements and shortcomings should be pointed out and
self-criticisms should be made.
Salutations!
Mao Zedong
I hope that from now on you will discuss your opinions with me.
Notes
Our source for this document is Mao Zedong shuxin xuanji, p. 211, where it is reproduced from a manuscript
copy.
1. Wang Zhong (1906–1981) at this time was responsible for administrative management on the Central
Committee for Enemy-Occupied Areas.