……Since the Border Region Senior Cadres’ Conference in 1942, cooperative undertakings have experienced substantial growth over the ensuing year and a half. The entire movement has been brought onto a sound track, giving rise to a large number of model cooperatives, each of which serves as a living textbook.

First, for whom are the cooperatives established? They are established for the broad masses—namely, the 1.4 million people of the Border Region and the 100,000 personnel of the military units, government organs, and schools. This fundamental orientation was already affirmed at the senior cadres’ conference held the winter two years ago; it represents Liu Jianzhang’s policy. Over the past year and more, many cooperatives have been advancing along this line and have achieved significant results. However, certain cooperatives have yet to fully address this issue. Therefore, at the present cooperative conference, this principle must be restated.  Second, what activities should the cooperatives undertake? The principal lines of business comprise ten areas: industry, agriculture, transportation, animal husbandry, supply and marketing, public health, credit, education, afforestation, and public welfare. Through the cooperatives, the people throughout the entire Border Region are to be organized.  Third, the cooperative movement possesses a united-front character: farmers, workers, landlords, and capitalists alike may all join. Under the leadership of the government, it is an organization engaged in economic, cultural, and social welfare endeavors, jointly operated by all social strata.  Fourth, all comrades engaged in government work must recognize the paramount importance of the cooperative movement and must harbor absolutely no attitude of underestimation. Any economic or cultural undertaking in the Border Region can only be successfully carried out through the medium of cooperatives. Accordingly, we should encourage even more comrades to participate in the cooperative movement.