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[1] This comment was written on a report Zhou Enlai submitted to Mao Zedong and others
on May 7, 1969, approving the document "Beijing North Suburbs Timber Factory's
Conscientious Implementation of the Party's Policies toward the National Bourgeoisie and
the Petty Bourgeoisie." The report stated, "We read and discussed this document, which the
Chairman had assigned us, on the evening of the 5th. We agreed that after verification and
revision, the Central Committee would circulate it to all localities for reference, and hoped
that pilot projects would be implemented in major cities." The draft of the Central
Committee's comment and its attachments are now submitted to the Chairman for approval.
The draft Central Committee's commentary states that this document "concretely analyzes
the issues and addresses them differently. This document is now being sent to you for your
reference. We hope that Shanghai, Tianjin, Wuhan, Guangzhou, and other places will
conduct investigations and research based on their specific circumstances, conduct pilot
projects, and differentiate between the various situations of capitalists, small business
owners, and independent workers. You should also report to the Central Committee on your
experiences in earnestly implementing Chairman Mao's policies through these pilot
projects." During his review, Mao Zedong changed the phrase "Shanghai, Tianjin, Wuhan,
Guangzhou," after "and other places," to "and other large and medium-sized cities." On May
8, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China forwarded this document. The
specific approach taken by the timber factory in the northern suburbs of Beijing to
implementing the Party's policies toward the national bourgeoisie and the petty bourgeoisie
was: 1. Adhering to the policy of "unity, criticism, and unity" with the majority of capitalists;
2. Resolutely fighting and thoroughly criticizing the very few reactionary elements among
the capitalists, treating them differently and offering them a way out; 3. Separating those
who were not sufficiently capitalist; 4. Enabling small business owners to return to the
masses and undergo self-education and transformation through the mass movement of
struggle, criticism, and reform.