Mao Zedong: Handling of Contradictions

On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People (关于正确处理人民内部矛盾的问题) was a 1957 essay by Mao Zedong that made a distinction between “contradictions amongst the people” and “counter-revolutionary contradictions.”

The stated policy was to “isolate the few” who were determined to overthrow the Chinese Communist Party and “win over the many” who were supportive of it .

Mao’s February 1957 speech, associated with the “Hundred Flowers” campaign that encouraged citizens to express their opinions of the Communist Party, seemed to suggest a degree of liberalization. However, government policy soon transitioned into an anti-Rightist campaign that began in July 1957 and lasted until 1959.

Source: Wikipedia

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