Study well and grasp the theory of the dictatorship of the proletariat, 1975

The historical issues at stake in, and the theoretical debates surrounding, the campaign to criticize Shuihu zhuan were too obscure for most Chinese. In order to mobilize the people, and the workers in particular, the campaign’s criticism of "capitulationism" was linked with renewed calls to study the theories of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin and Mao.

Create powerful Marxist theoretical troops in the midst of battle, 1975

The theory singled out most for study in 1975 was that of the dictatorship of the proletariat. As the People’s Liberation Army was considered to be the organization that was to enforce this dictatorship, the leadership hoped to avert the repudiation of the Cultural Revolution and at the same time boost the low morale of the Army.

Earnestly study the theory of the dictatorship of the proletariat, 1976

Earnestly study the theory of the dictatorship of the proletariat, 1976