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Letter to Li Xiannian and Yao Yilin [1] on Gaining Insights from Jiangsu Province’s Experience in Economic Work (December 15, 1961) Comrades Li Xiannian and Yao Yilin: Jiangsu has accumulated some valuable experiences in industry, agriculture, and finance and trade, all of which would be well worth hearing about. Before returning to Beijing, please make a one-day stop in Nanjing. It would be perfectly acceptable for you to arrive in Beijing on December 20 or 21. Issued in Wuxi on December 15, 1961, based on the manuscript. Notes [1] Li Xiannian was then a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier of the State Council, and Director of the Finance and Trade Office of the State Council. Yao Yilin was then Deputy Director of the Finance and Trade Office of the State Council and Minister of Commerce.