This report is concise yet detailed and vivid, while at the same time comprehensive—a fine document. Some reports are far too lengthy, ending up unread, or abandoned halfway through.
—Comment by Mao

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Comments and Annotations [1]
(December 19, 1964)
Sichuan
This first piece consists of Chairman Mao Zedong’s comments written on a report dated December 8, 1964, submitted by Gao Yangwen, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, to the State Economic Commission and forwarded to the Central Committee. The report concerned how class struggle at the Baiyin Nonferrous Metals Company had spurred production efforts. The second piece is an annotation added by Mao Zedong at the end of Gao Yangwen’s report. The report stated that, driven by the victorious tide of class struggle, Baiyin Company had already completed its three major production tasks for the year—producing 20,000 tons of copper (against a state plan of 16,000 tons), reducing staff by 3,000, and turning over 60 million yuan in profits (compared with a planned 53 million yuan)—as early as December 5. The methods and experiences they had drawn from integrating these two revolutionary struggles were as follows: First, class struggle is the core; above all, the battle of class struggle must be fought and won. Second, we must simultaneously wage both class struggle and the struggle for production. Third, in the course of the production struggle itself, we should also dare to carry out revolution—to carry it through to the end. Fourth, we should organize surges in production with a spirit of continuous revolution. Fifth, we should regularly use concrete examples of victories in class struggle to provide living class education to the broad masses of workers, thereby raising their class consciousness. Sixth, we should give full play to the roles of veteran workers and technical personnel. Seventh, within the revolutionary movement, we should cultivate the “March 8” style of work and ensure that cadres consistently participate in manual labor. On December 19 of the same year, the CPC Central Committee circulated this report to all Central Bureaus, party committees of provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions, party leading groups and committees of state organs, and party committees of large and medium-sized enterprises. The Central Committee’s accompanying comment noted: “The seven methods and experiences set forth in this report for combining class struggle with the struggle for production are basically applicable to all industrial, transportation, and commercial enterprises. Please take them as a reference in your own work.”
The annotations originally made by Comrade Bo Yibo should be printed here. I have also appended a few remarks at the end of the original text.
Mao Zedong
December 19th
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On December 12, 1964, Bo Yibo, Vice Premier of the State Council and Director of the State Economic Commission, wrote five annotations on Gao Yangwen’s report: First, after the report mentioned that Baiyin Company had completed its three major production tasks for the year on December 5, he annotated: “When the work team entered the factory last March, their planned annual output was only 5,000 tons. Following the conduct of class struggle, this year it reached 20,000 tons.” Second, upon reading that “in August of this year we put forward the slogan of revolutionizing labor organization and halving the number of production workers. Many comrades initially regarded this as mere boasting. However, after pilot programs were carried out in September at the open-pit mine and the smelter, a nationwide upsurge quickly developed throughout the company, and within less than a month this goal was achieved,” he commented: “Once the working class has secured victory in the class struggle, a series of managerial revolutions inevitably follow in the factory: reform of labor organization, wage systems, product design, technological innovation, and so forth.” Third, after the report stated that “both last year and during the latter half of this year we devoted the vast majority of our time and energy to class struggle, with the resulting upsurge in class struggle spurring a corresponding upsurge in the struggle for production—spirit transforming into matter, the fruits of class struggle being converted into achievements in the struggle for production,” he annotated: “Only by fighting and winning the battle of class struggle can we successfully fight and win the battle for production. That’s exactly right.” Fourth, following the passage noting that “as the struggle develops, our understanding often lags behind reality. The slogans or targets initially proposed soon become outdated and fail to inspire the masses,” he remarked: “Once the masses are mobilized, circumstances compel us forward!” Fifth, after the report observed that “in the past, technical personnel were not given due attention, nor had anyone ever provided them with any form of political education,” he annotated: “Political education among technical personnel is extremely important.”
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That is, this second piece.