Comment on the Experience Gained from the Northeast Trade Department’s Conference on Suppressing Major Corrupt Elements (February 29, 1952) This experience [1] is very good and can be published in a Party journal. Mao Zedong February 29 Printed from the manuscript. Note [1] refers to the experience of the Northeast Trade Department’s conference on suppressing major corrupt elements, held on February 21, 1952. The key points were as follows: First, the peak phase of the tiger-hunting campaign should be organized based on the availability of evidence and the training and organizational readiness of the tiger-hunting teams (each team must have strong leadership cadres capable of thoroughly understanding and applying policy). Second, securing solid evidence is the most practical preparatory step for such a conference and one of the fundamental conditions for its success. Employing both internal and external pressure is an effective method for gathering evidence. If sufficient evidence has not been collected beforehand, hastily convening such a conference could easily lead to coercive interrogations. Third, it is essential to mobilize and organize the masses, combining pressure with persuasive education to stir up their inner contradictions. Fully harnessing the power of the masses is the second crucial condition for the conference’s success. Fourth, prior discipline must be established among active participants, clearly explaining that physical violence or disguised forms of violence are unacceptable and must be strictly prohibited. This constitutes the third prerequisite for success. Fifth, once concrete evidence against a target has been obtained, relentless pursuit is necessary to ensure their capture; however, immediately after apprehension, follow-up consolidation efforts should be undertaken—formalizing charges and recovering stolen assets—to prevent recantation and to build upon the initial success.