Comrade Mao Zedong made a concluding speech on the last day of the conference. He expressed full agreement with the various principles and measures adopted by the plenary session. Comrade Mao Zedong called on all state functionaries and economic workers, first and foremost those in responsible positions, to promote a style of hard work and plain living, to share weal and woe with the masses, to oppose extravagance and waste, and to combat tendencies toward subjectivism, sectarianism, and bureaucracy by employing the method of rectification. He demanded that the whole Party resolutely oppose Han chauvinism in dealing with minority nationalities and resolutely oppose great-power chauvinism in international relations. He stressed that as long as we adhere to the Marxist-Leninist principle of closely relying on the masses of the people and oppose all forms of divorcing ourselves from the masses, we, together with the Soviet Union, all the people’s democracies, and the socialist forces throughout the world, will certainly be able to overcome the difficulties on the path of advance and win still greater victories.

[1] This is a speech by Mao Zedong as reported by Xinhua News Agency.