Military leaders do not condone the misdeeds of their troops and seek justice for the
victims. This attitude is a sign that our country is flourishing.

[1] This briefing report, forwarded to Mao Zedong and others by the Central Military
Commission's Office on November 13, 1968, reported on a "serious political incident" in
which the Fifth Company of a certain Chinese People's Liberation Army unit opened fire,
killing and injuring civilians in a certain location, and the results of the unit's leadership's
thorough investigation. This report was published as a meeting document at the "Criticize
Lin Biao and Rectify Work Style" conference held by the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of China in May and June 1972.