New China Files: CPC Central Committee convened conference of intellectuals on behalf of the CPC Central Committee to Zhou Enlai, "Report on the Question of Intellectuals"

Xinhua Beijing August 24 Xinhua January 14, 1956 to the 20th CPC Central Committee held in Beijing National Conference of intellectuals. A total of 1279 people attended the meeting. Among them are the CPC Central Committee members, alternate members, all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities party secretary or deputy secretary, and the party committee, head of United Front Work Department, the central principal responsible persons of various ministries, central state organs and departments responsible party , and mass organizations of the party in charge, as well as universities, research institutes, design institutes, factories, mines, hospitals, arts groups and the military authorities in charge of party organization and so on.

This is the new China was founded for the first time the question of intellectuals, the development of science and technology issues, as the party must pay close attention to the great work seriously put forward. In November 1955, Mao Zedong, under the auspices of the CPC Central Committee decided to convene a conference of intellectuals and the establishment of overall responsibility by Zhou Enlai, with Peng Zhen, Chen Yi, Li Wei-han and other intellectuals to participate in the central research question 10-member team, and notify the provinces, autonomous regions and municipal party committees held a special meeting to discuss and study the problem of intellectuals. Special Central to Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Wuhan and other big cities should be made to investigate and understand the new China was founded six years ago and on the status of intellectuals, intellectuals, policy implementation issues. Zhou Enlai personally convened a meeting forum to listen to the views of intellectuals.

January 14, 1956, opened the meeting at Zhongnanhai Huai Ren Tang. The President announced the opening of Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai on behalf of the CPC Central Committee made the theme report - "Report on the Question of Intellectuals." In his report, on the one hand the situation of China's intellectuals to make the correct estimates and judgments on behalf of the CPC Central Committee solemnly announce that my intellectuals "has been a part of the working class." This is our party's views on intellectuals and significant development. On the other hand with a large devoted "to the march of modern science" question, clearly points out: "Science is related to our national defense, economic and cultural aspects are the decisive factor." In science and technology, the enormous and rapid Progress in front, we have been behind, "we must catch up," "We have to catch up with the world's advanced level of science." Extremely important in these two areas based on the thesis, he focuses on how to maximize the role of intellectuals of policies and measures on how to develop China's science and technology, strategic considerations and planning.

Chou En-lai's report surrounding the meeting had a lively discussion. To speak at the conference were 61 people, and another 29 were made by a written statement. It was agreed that Chou En-lai in the report set out the ideological views and policy measures.

Chou En-lai's report at the meeting with him in September 1951 in Beijing, Tianjin, made at the higher education teacher learning "on the transformation of intellectual problems" speech, as well as in Guangzhou in March 1962 meeting on the "theory of knowledge molecular problems "speech is the behalf of the New China was founded, our party on the issue of the right of intellectuals advocated three important documents, reflecting the party's correct policy intellectuals.

January 20, Zhou Enlai at the closing of the General Assembly on the concluding speech, comprehensively answered some questions raised by the participants. At the same time, he stressed that in the economic construction, do not do those unrealistic things to make our plans to become a viable practical and realistic, not blindly plan.

Mao attended the closing meeting and delivered an important speech, and praised "This meeting is good," pointed out that China should have a large number of intellectuals. Party must strive to learn scientific knowledge, for a quick catch up with the world's advanced level of science of the party.

According to recommendations of the meeting, the central authorities decided to set up the National Science Planning Board. In the Zhou Enlai, Chen Yi, Li Fuchun, Nie Rongzhen and others under the leadership of the organization to focus a large number of outstanding scientists produced from 1956 to 1967 the national vision of scientific development, as well as a number of aspects of the specific plan.

The meeting encouraged the majority of intellectuals and inspire their political enthusiasm and zeal for work. After the meeting, quickly set off a nationwide "to the march of science," the globe.