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[1] This comment was written on a draft letter submitted by Zhou Enlai to the Central
Committee of the Communist Party of China for review on March 16, 1967. The letter
demanded that workers and cadres in factories, mines, and enterprises nationwide
strengthen labour discipline, uphold democratic centralism, and establish a good order for
socialist production and the Cultural Revolution. They should adhere to the eight-hour
workday as stipulated by the Party Central Committee, and during their working hours
outside of the eight-hour workday, they should continue to carry out the Cultural Revolution.
They should not leave their production or work posts without permission during production
hours, and should combat unhealthy practices such as unexplained absenteeism and
perfunctory work. They should also follow the Party Central Committee's regulations and,
during the Cultural Revolution, promote the revolutionary transformation of their own
thinking, produce more quickly, efficiently, and economically, ensure product quality, and
strive for high quality. They should combat unhealthy practices such as disregarding quality
and wasting national resources. The letter pointed out that all factory and mine workers
must study the experience of streamlining the workforce and administration during the
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. They must significantly reduce the number of people
disconnected from production while also significantly improving work efficiency. They must
pay attention to frugality in the service of revolution. Workers' organizations should
generally not be disconnected from production. All factory and mine workers must, during
the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, strengthen their sense of responsibility as masters
of the country and diligently protect state property. Anyone who damages state property
must be severely punished in accordance with national law. The Party Central Committee
called on all revolutionary cadres working in factories and mines to take the lead in doing a
good job in all aspects of their work and make their utmost efforts to fulfill and overfulfill the
national production and construction plans. The Central Committee of the Party believes
that the majority of cadres in all factories and mines are good or relatively good. Comrades
who have made mistakes should rigorously engage in self-criticism. During the Cultural
Revolution, they should diligently study Chairman Mao's works, strive to be good pupils of
the masses, and reform themselves in their work, making amends for their mistakes. As long
as these cadres do this, the workers should forgive them and support their work. Criticism of
them should adopt the attitude of "learning from past mistakes to avoid future ones, and
curing the sickness to save the patient," as Chairman Mao has consistently instructed.



Landlords, rich peasants, counter-revolutionaries, bad elements, and rightists who have
infiltrated factories and mines must be absolutely prohibited from making reckless remarks
or making unlawful moves, disrupting production, undermining unity among workers, or
creating and inciting factional disputes. Their treatment should be tailored to their political
stance, work attitude, and the specific circumstances of the factory or mine. The Central
Committee of the Party has decided that the People's Liberation Army will vigorously assist
local governments and support industrial production. You should cooperate closely with the
comrades of the People's Liberation Army. On March 18, 1967, the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of China issued this letter, requesting that it be read and posted in all
factories, mines, and capital construction units.