Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 February 2009
The task of readjusting the national economy has been basically accomplished; there has been an all-round upsurge in agricultural and industrial production; and the entire economy has taken a turn for the better and is entering a new period of development.
Chou En-lai, “Report on the Work of the Government,” December, 21–22, 1964.
1 Premier Chou En-lai announced on January 24, 1963 that “our nation's Socialist construction is now in the first year of the Third Five Year Plan.” In late October of 1963, however, Vice-Premier Ch'en Yi admitted to Japanese reporters that a further period of “readjustment” was necessary before undertaking a long-term plan which might be “five, seven or ten year” in duration.Google Scholar
2 The establishment of political departments (paralleling exactly those of the People's Liberation Army) in the fifteen government ministries in charge of industry and communications was revealed by NCNA on April 4, 1964. The extension of this new political control apparatus to encompass the trade and finance sectors was reported by NCNA on June 6, 1964.Google Scholar