Mao Zedong (hereinafter referred to as Mao): How many leftists are there?
A: Shanghai is better, the left-wing contingent is larger.
Mao: How large?
A: 400,000, 500,000, 600,000 workers.
Mao: There won't be many leftists, probably 10%.



A: There may be more in the later period.

[1] This conversation took place during a break from watching the fireworks at Tiananmen
Square on the evening of National Day in 1966. When Zhang Chunqiao relayed the details of
this conversation at an enlarged meeting of the Shanghai Revolutionary Committee on June
16, 1967, he added, "This refers to the transformation of one's worldview, not just general
manifestations. It refers to a worldview that incorporates a greater degree of Marxism-
Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought. Complete Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought
are even more difficult."