Chapter 8 Letter to He Kaifeng[1]

(April 22, 1943) Comrade Kaifeng: I haven’t replied to some of your letters before, so here are my replies: (1) The issue of petty bourgeois liberalism is not suitable for this year’s May 5th. As far as the whole party is concerned, it is still time for liberalism to be exposed. It is not appropriate to make general remarks.But this year's May 5th, the Central Propaganda Department may publish a summary of the general rectification study to promote the rectification of the whole party, please consider it. (2) Birthday decision not to do.If you do too much, it will have bad effects.It is a difficult time internally and externally, and the timing is not good.My thinking (Marxism-Leninism) is self-consciously immature, and it is still time to learn, not to advocate; to advocate, it is only appropriate to advocate with certain fragments (such as a few pieces in the rectification document), not as a system, because my system is still incomplete. Not mature. (3) It is better to suspend the education plan for cadres at the high and middle levels according to your suggestion yesterday. First, we will do the education on eliminating rape, and cooperate with this work. The letter has been replied yesterday. (4) The Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will concentrate its business on cadre education, national education, and cultural and artistic activities this year. I agree with this opinion.However, in terms of translation and writing (translation is Marxism-Leninism, writing is history), it is necessary to gather several people to do it, hoping to achieve some results.Please consider the above.There will be a Propaganda Committee meeting tomorrow.

salute! Mao Zedong Published on April 22 based on "Selected Letters of Mao Zedong" published by People's Publishing House in 1983. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] He Kaifeng (1906-1955), also known as He Kequan, was born in Pingxiang, Jiangxi.At that time, he was the deputy minister and acting minister of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee.