January 14, 1956 (Yi Wei twelfth lunar month, the first two days), intellectuals have been part of the working class. In In in 1956, Chairman Mao Zedong to the meeting about words. He pointed out that the technological revolution, cultural revolution, intellectuals is not a China should have a large number of intellectuals.


1956 14th to 20th, 2011, the CPC Central Committee was held in Beijing on the issue of intellectuals meeting. Zhou Enlai, on behalf of the CPC Central Committee made a report of the "intellectuals", mainly about the status and role of intellectuals in the socialist construction, pointed out, "In the socialist era, than in any previous era, more need to be fully improve production technology, need to be more fully develop the science and the use of scientific knowledge. "" Science is a decisive factor in the relationship between our national defense, economic and cultural aspects of "socialist construction" must rely on the close cooperation of the physical and mental, to rely on the workers, peasants, intellectuals Brothers Union. " He solemnly announced: the vast majority of China's intellectuals "is already part of the working class" on behalf of the CPC Central Committee, first proposed the vast majority of China's intellectuals have been the point of view of the intellectuals of the working people. The report pointed out that the main tendency of our party intellectuals is sectarianism, an underestimation of the intelligentsia tremendous progress in the political and business; underestimate their significant role in China's socialist cause. Conference on the last day, Mao Zedong spoke, then called on the whole party efforts to learn scientific knowledge, solidarity with the non-party intellectuals struggle to quickly catch up with the world's advanced level of science. Chen Yi as director of the National Science Planning Board was established according to the recommendations of the conference, focused on the large number of outstanding scientists prepared a vision of scientific development in the country from 1956 to 1967, as well as a number of specific plans.