Comments on the Summary Report
(August 25, 1952)
Comrade Xiao Hua:
This document (I) is very good. Please draft a telegram in the joint names of the Central Committee and the Military Commission to the major military regions, the Chinese People’s Volunteers, the various special-arms units, and the Military Academy, with copies to all central bureaus and sub-bureaus, approving this report and instructing all localities to implement the four recommendations set forth therein (2).
Mao Zedong
August 25th
[1]
In August 1952, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and Zhou Enlai attended the opening ceremony of the All-Army Sports Meet.

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In August 1952, Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai were present at the All-Army Sports Meet.

In August 1952, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and others participated in the All-Army Sports Meet.
In August 1952, Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai watched the competitions at the All-Army Sports Meet.

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Refers to Luo Ronghuan, Director of the General Political Department of the People’s Revolutionary Military Commission, and his deputies Fu Zhong and Xiao Hua.
On August 23, 1952, a report was submitted to Mao Zedong and the Central Committee regarding the All-Army Sports Meet held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army on August 1. The report stated that the meet had been, in essence, a resounding success. To raise the troops’ level of military science, as well as their political, cultural, and artistic education; to strengthen the physical fitness of officers and men; to cultivate noble qualities among revolutionary soldiers; and to foster a vigorous, energetic spirit—all in order to enhance the combat effectiveness of the armed forces—it was recommended that in the future: (1) competitions should be based on the serious attention paid by leaders at all levels and on routine training efforts; (2) athletic activities within the armed forces must be organized, led, and conducted according to established systems; the promotion of sports should become one of the primary tasks of military and political organs at all levels; (3) in order to achieve both widespread participation and higher standards, the General Political Department, together with the major military regions, the various special-arms units, and other key organizations, must establish specialized sports teams or training classes, bringing together outstanding athletes and promising personnel into these units; (4) cultural and artistic work should continue to adhere to the principle of “facing the companies and serving the soldiers”; (5) it was further suggested that similar meets be held annually, either on an army-wide basis or by large military region, thereby turning them into a regular institutionalized practice.
[2]
In fact, there were five recommendations; see note [1] in this text.