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September 1958	Zhu Mei, 'How to Run a Small Scale Brewery' Published by the Ministry of Light Industry, Zhu Mei's 'How to Run a Small Scale Brewery' (September 1958) introduced beer and beer making to Chinese audiences. Zhu's pamphlet also calls for the construction of hundreds of small scale breweries across China.
March 25, 1959	Mao Zedong's Remarks at the March 25, 1959, Meeting in Shanghai Mao Zedong’s comments on agriculture and industry at a Communist Party meeting held in Shanghai.
March 26, 1959	The Chairman's Interjections during Comrade Bo Yibo's Report on Industrial Production on March 26 Another version of Mao Zedong's remarks at a Communist Party meeting held in Shanghai, a key talk in scholarly debates about China's Great Leap Forward.
March 26, 1959	Mao Zedong's Interjections at the March 26, 1959, Meeting in Shanghai A key document in scholarly debates about the Great Leap Forward, this file summarizes Mao Zedong’s comments on agriculture and industry at a Communist Party meeting held in Shanghai.
March 28, 1961	Summary of the Conversation between Comrade Peng Zhen and Romanian Ambassador in China Barbu Zaharescu Peng Zhen and Barbu Zaharescu discuss China's "great famine."
April 15, 1961	Cable from Wang Bingnan, 'The Situation of the Talk with Ochab' Edward Ochab insists that Poland "is friendly toward China."
June 2, 1961	Vice Premier Li Xiannian Meets Czechoslovak Ambassador to China Josef Sedivy to Discuss the Issue of This Years’ Sino-Czechoslovak Trade Negotiations Li Xiannian describes the difficulties facing China in the wake of the "disaster" and its inability to meet trade obligations with other socialist countries.
September 29, 1960	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 29 September 1960 A.M. Puzanov and Chinese ambassador Qiao Xiaoguang share information on the recent harvest conditions in both countries, industrial development in China, and the 15th UN General Assembly Session.
September 10, 1961	Record of Conversation between Comrade Kim Il Sung and Comrade Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping and Kim Il Sung discuss a range of issues, including agriculture in North Korea, Koreans in Japan, and the situation in South Korea.
April 2, 1958	Record of Conversation between Polish Delegation and PRC Leader Mao Zedong, Wuhan Chairman Mao and Comrade Jaroszewicz changed their views about the plan to catch up with western countries, the excessive population growth, the agriculture production.