(January 3, 1957)
To Comrade Lu Dingyi:
I have read Document (2). I have also read Mr. Goswami’s article, which is suitable for publication in World Knowledge. I have already forwarded it to Comrades Hu Qiaomu and Tian Jiaying for their review; it should be returned to you shortly.
Mao Zedong
January 3
[1]
Refers to the article “On India’s Path of Development” written by Ajoy Ghosh, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India.
In 1956, Issues 28 and 32 of the Soviet magazine Novy Mir successively published two papers by Doctor of Economics Modest Rubinshtein, titled “On the Non-Capitalist Path of Underdeveloped Countries” and “Further on the Non-Capitalist Path of Underdeveloped Countries,” respectively, sparking diverse reactions in India and many other countries. These articles primarily discussed Indian Prime Minister Nehru’s proposition that India should curb the further growth of monopoly capital and advance toward socialism through peaceful means. However, Goswami argued that this approach did not align with India’s actual conditions. He published his critique of Rubinshtein’s views in the tenth issue of the Indian monthly magazine New Century in 1956.
World Knowledge reprinted Rubinshtein’s first article along with Goswami’s piece in its second issue of 1957.
(2)
Refers to the opinions expressed on October 26, 1956, by members of the British Communist Party delegation attending the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China—Gallacher and Arnold—regarding the translation of the English edition of Selected Works of Mao Zedong. They stated that the current English translation was unsatisfactory, failing to match the significance of the original work, and that Mao Zedong’s outstanding literary style was not adequately conveyed. They recommended revising the translation according to the principles of faithfulness, expressiveness, and elegance, involving translators proficient in both Chinese and English who possessed a special talent for capturing the author’s distinctive style.

On January 1, 1957, the Baoji–Chengdu Railway was fully opened to traffic.
Archival photo
In 1957, China’s transportation sector experienced rapid development. The photo shows a convoy traveling along the Sichuan–Tibet Highway.