Comrades ×× and ××:

The People’s Daily has historically paid little attention to ideological and theoretical work, publishing very few articles on philosophy and the social sciences. As a result, this important theoretical platform has effectively been ceded to the Guangming Daily, the Wenhui Bao, and the monthly journal New Construction. This situation must be reversed. Now that they have formulated a plan for reform, we respectfully request that the Secretariat deliberate on it and assist them in resolving their staffing issues.