Comments on the Draft Editorial for the Two Newspapers and One Journal
〈March Forward Bravely on the Victorious Path〉
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(September 1968)
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This draft editorial was written by *Renmin Ribao*, *Hongqi* magazine, and *Jiefangjun Bao* to celebrate the 19th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It stated that the working class had dispatched propaganda teams to directly enter schools and all spheres of the superstructure, leading the struggle, criticism, and transformation there, calling it "a great pioneering undertaking in the history of the proletarian revolution and a new development of Marxism-Leninism." When Mao Zedong reviewed it, he deleted the phrase "and a new development of Marxism-Leninism." This editorial was published in *Renmin Ribao* and *Jiefangjun Bao* on October 1, 1968, and in the fourth issue of *Hongqi* magazine published on October 14.

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On October 1, 1968, Mao Zedong joined the revolutionary masses of the capital on the Tiananmen rostrum to joyfully celebrate the 19th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
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On October 1, 1968, Mao Zedong on the Tiananmen rostrum.
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On October 1, 1968, Mao Zedong came among the representatives of the working class to celebrate the festival together with them.
On October 1, 1968, Mao Zedong received revolutionary fighters from all over the country on the Tiananmen rostrum.
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On October 1, 1968, Mao Zedong together with Hua Guofeng and others.
On October 1, 1968, Mao Zedong together with Sihanouk.
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