Go all out and aim high. The East leaps forward, the West is worried

鼓足干劲争上游. 东方跃进西方忧
Guzu ganjin zheng shang you. Dongfang yuejin xifang you
Go all out and aim high. The East leaps forward, the West is worried
1958, September
Renmin meishu chubanshe (人民美术出版社)
53x78 cm.
BG E16/33

The characters on the sails read 'greater, faster, better, cheaper' - indicating production. Below right are the United Kingdom and the USA, shipwrecked on the islands "经济 - 危机": economic crisis.