Letter to Li Na[!]
(January 9, 1962)

Li Na:

Received your New Year’s card, and I am pleased. Why haven’t you written me a letter? Why so stingy? Don’t you love Papa anymore, is that it? I hope not; you do love me, it’s just that I’ve helped you too little, we’ve lacked long talks and haven’t opened our hearts to each other, hence this situation. Do write me a letter.

Wishing you progress!

Mao Zedong
January 9, 1962

[!] Li Na, Mao Zedong’s daughter. At the time, she was studying in the History Department of Peking University.

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Critique and Revisions on the Draft of Liu Shaoqi’s
*Report at the Enlarged Central Work Conference*[1]
(January 10, 24, and February 23, 1962)

Comrade Tian Jiaying[3], inform Comrades Shaoqi, Xiaoping, and Boda:

[1] Liu Shaoqi’s *Report at the Enlarged Central Work Conference* was a written report delivered to the conference on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The report is divided into three main parts: Part One covers the current situation and tasks; Part Two addresses strengthening democratic centralism and enhancing centralization and unity; Part Three deals with Party issues. This report has been included in *Selected Works of Liu Shaoqi*, Volume II.

[2] This section consists of several items: Item One is Mao Zedong’s critique written on a letter from his confidential secretary Xu Yefu, dated January 9, 1962, which forwarded the revised draft of Liu Shaoqi’s *Report at the Enlarged Central Work Conference* (January 9 revision). Xu Yefu’s letter stated: “This report has been revised again today. Comrade Shaoqi has instructed that this report be sent to the Chairman for review this evening. The third part of the report will be delivered in a few hours. Please review this revised draft, Chairman.” Item Two is Mao Zedong’s critique written on a notice from the General Office of the Central Committee, dated January 23, 1962, which forwarded the first part of the revised draft of Liu Shaoqi’s *Report at the Enlarged Central Work Conference*. Items Three, Four, and Five are Mao Zedong’s revisions to the first part of the revised draft of Liu Shaoqi’s *Report at the Enlarged Central Work Conference*. Item Six is Mao Zedong’s critique written on the February 15 revision of Liu Shaoqi’s *Report at the Enlarged Central Work Conference*. Item Seven is Mao Zedong’s revision of a passage on page 14 of the February 15 revision of Liu Shaoqi’s *Report at the Enlarged Central Work Conference*. The text printed in Song typeface represents the words he added or rewritten.

[3] Tian Jiaying, then Deputy Director of the Political Research Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Mao Zedong’s secretary.

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Critique and Revisions on the Draft of Liu Shaoqi’s *Report at the Enlarged Central Work Conference*

I have read through these two parts[1] once and find them good, but I have not yet pondered them carefully and cannot offer any differing opinions. A second reading is necessary before any further thoughts are possible. I have not yet read the third part. The other hundred or so comrades may be in a similar situation. Therefore, I suggest: postpone the report by three days. During these three days (January 11, 12, 13), let the comrades of the enlarged work conference first discuss in small groups the issue of the basic accounting unit in the countryside and other matters (such as the Premier’s[2] report on the 22nd Congress[3] issue). Please consider whether this is appropriate?

Deliver immediately to Comrade Tian Jiaying:

I have made a few revisions in several places in Chapter One.

Return after review.

Mao Zedong
January 10, 10 a.m.

Mao Zedong
January 24

[1] Refers to the first and second parts of the revised draft of Liu Shaoqi’s *Report at the Enlarged Central Work Conference*.
[2] Refers to Premier of the State Council Zhou Enlai.
[3] Refers to the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, held from October 17 to 31, 1961.
[4] See Items Three, Four, and Five below.

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Imperialism and all reactionary classes will never voluntarily withdraw from the stage of history; only when the revolutionary people resolutely wage struggle can they be overthrown, enabling the people to become masters of their own country.

IV

The imperialist bloc headed by the United States, reactionaries like Nehru[1], and modern revisionists are now staging a new anti-China chorus. This anti-China chorus is utterly unpopular and has very few listeners; no matter how strenuously they sing, in the final analysis, they cannot produce anything of great consequence. That is to say, they cannot prevent Marxism-Leninism from spreading and developing in the world, they cannot prevent revolution from spreading and developing in the world, and they cannot prevent socialism from developing in China and other countries.

V

The transformation of collective ownership into ownership by the whole people is a gradual developmental process spanning the entire historical period of building socialism, requiring a very long time—for example, several decades—and cannot be accomplished in a short period.

[1] Nehru, then Prime Minister of India.

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Critique and Revisions on the Draft of Liu Shaoqi’s *Report at the Enlarged Central Work Conference*

VI

Comrade Shaoqi:

Your letter of February 17 and the two documents[1] have both been reviewed. The revisions are very well done; please proceed with them!

Mao Zedong
February 23

As for the conference schedule, following Enlai’s proposal, it would be best to move registration to March 20, allow two days to review documents, then hold a one-day plenary session, followed immediately by discussion forums. Holding a lively and vigorous conference is extremely necessary.

Mao Zedong, additionally

VII

Everyone remembers that at the two Zhengzhou conferences in November 1958 and February 1959, Comrade Mao Zedong sharply pointed out errors such as “equalitarianism and indiscriminate transfer of resources” and egalitarianism in the work of the people’s communes. He also sharply pointed out that the two principles of distribution according to labor and exchange of equal value are two fundamental principles of Marxism-Leninism that people must strictly adhere to during the stage of building socialism.

[1] The letter of February 17 is not detailed. The two documents refer to Liu Shaoqi’s written report and speech at the Enlarged Central Work Conference on January 27, 1962, both of which have been included in *Selected Works of Liu Shaoqi*, Volume II.

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In 1962, Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, and personages from various circles in the capital celebrated the Spring Festival together.


In 1962, Mao Zedong and the last emperor, Aisin Gioro Puyi, together.

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Letter to Mao Anqing[1]
(January 12, 1962)

Anqing, my son:

Your letter has been received, and I am very pleased. You are now hospitalized for treatment; I hope you follow the doctor’s advice and do not alter the treatment or rest regimen. Everything will be resolved when the time is ripe in the first half of this year. I am well, though occasionally I have minor ailments that pass quickly—do not be concerned.

Wishing you well!

Father
January 12, 1962

[1] Mao Anqing, Mao Zedong’s son.