Comrade Qi Benyu [1]: I have read this document [2] and it is good. However, some issues
are not detailed enough. For example, the first issue does not have any examples, and it is
unclear how it was resolved. Could you please write a more detailed report that can be
published and send it to me? Please consider this.
Mao Zedong,
March 7

[1] Qi Benyu, then a member of the Cultural Revolution Group of the Central Committee of
the Communist Party of China.
[2] This refers to the document "Experiences of the Guizhou Provincial Military Region on
How to Effectively Support Leftists," published in the "Army Cultural Revolution Movement
Situation Bulletin, Issue 17," compiled by the All-Army Cultural Revolution Group on March
2, 1967. The document states that the Guizhou Provincial Military Region Party Committee
held a symposium from February 1 to 3, attended by key leaders of divisions and subdistricts, as well as cadres at the department level and above in the military region's
headquarters. During the discussion on how to effectively support leftists, the following
issues were examined: 1. We must firmly grasp the general direction of the struggle. The
Central Committee has already pointed out that the proletarian revolutionaries must achieve
a grand unity to seize power from the handful of capitalist-roaders in power within the Party.
This is the general direction of the current struggle. In the past, due to a lack of
understanding, we lost our way once we came into contact with reality. 2. Being able to
identify leftists is a prerequisite for our support. The specific methods are: (1) Be adept at
identifying leftists by analyzing the characteristics of each faction; (2) Pay attention to
identifying leftists by looking at the connections between each faction and higher
authorities; (3) Go among the masses and listen to opinions from all sides to avoid onesidedness. 3. Overcome fear and firmly support the broad masses of the revolutionary left in
seizing power.